Do schools still teach bike safety? When I was a kid growing up in Eatontown, we had bike safety classes both in school as well as one sponsored by the police dept. After the PD course, you got a certificate and a permit.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Fred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <hinge98@> wrote: > > > > > The point is people were taught not to litter or jwalk and they still > do it. The sane will go for bike safety. It all starts at home and it > seems like the home just don't care. It will have to take a tragic > death for people to wake up to bike safety. The way these kids ride > on Main St. it could happen. > > > > > > So what's your point? > > When you see somebody littering, what do you do? Ignore it like most > > people. > > I don't. > > It amazes me how many people in AP just throw their trash on the > > ground. People of all ages, from all walks of life. Why does it > happen > > so much here, but not in the surrounding towns? > > I also used to volunteer my time to teach kids bike safety. > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Fred" <asburydogma@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <hinge98@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > At the same time you can teach the people not to jwalk and litter > too. > > > Lot's of Luck. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "In theory you are correct, a 5 MPH limit. But, unfortunately, > > > people > > > > don't play by the rules. Most will speed recklessly and cause > much > > > > anxiety for those walking on the boardwalk." > > > > > > > > I tend to disagree with this. I think there are many responsible > > > > cyclists, but on the other hand, I don't think that kids are > > > learning > > > > how to be good cyclists anymore, and I don't think that our > country > > > in > > > > general takes bicycling seriously the way it is in Europe. > Every > > > day, > > > > I see kids riding against the traffic, which is horrible. When > a kid > > > > rides against traffic, he or she isn't realizing that when > people > > > pull > > > > out from driveways or side streets, they often don't look to the > > > > right, rather they look to the left to see if there is anybody > > > heading > > > > in their direction in the road. > > > > I also think that if AP did have a dedicated bike lane, and > made an > > > > attempt to educate the users on the rules, you'd actually teach > > > people > > > > something good as well as give them a good safe place to ride. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/kOt0.A/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/Y2tolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
