In an effort to better educate Arlington elementary school students on safe bicycling skills, BikeArlington, Arlington Public Schools, and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association are teaming up. Thanks to a generous grant from the Virginia Department of Transportation, BikeArlington is using grant funds to purchase children's bicycles, helmets, and a trailer for transport. The grant also provides for the Washington Area Bicyclist Association to provide train-the-trainer bicycle safety instruction to Arlington physical education teachers, who can then use the bicycles for their classes.
According to the National Center for Statistics and Analysis, children have some of the highest injury and fatality rates of all age groups, so the new bicycles and instruction provided by this partnership will teach our elementary students proper riding techniques so they can maintain these habits throughout their life.
The instruction will begin in Fall 2007.
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