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Monday, September 25, 2017
During July, August and September, YNDC’s Safe Routes to
School program has engaged 1,186 youth in pedestrian and bicycle safety
education.
Walking School Buses have been held at Harding, Williamson,
Taft and Wilson Elementary Schools with 87 youth participating.
Students were invited to meet at predetermined locations to walk to
school discussing pedestrian safety issues such as crossing the street,
utilizing crossing guards, and navigating neighborhoods and roads.
Bicycles provided by the RedZone and City Kids Care were raffled off to
students in the Youngstown City School District. YNDC provided a helmet
to each of the 800 bicycle winners demonstrating the proper way to wear a
helmet and discussing the importance of wearing one while riding bikes. Bike
rodeos were held at the Youngstown Parks Summer Day Camp program and YMHA
properties, such as Rockford Village and Brier Hill, as well as community
events such as the Rayen Neighborhood Celebration, the South Side Academy Back
to School Bash, the Taft Back to School Bonanza and the Fall Fest Bike rodeo
educating 295 youth on the importance of wearing a helmet and safe bicycling
behaviors while providing obstacle courses to practice their skills.
Youth can practice starting and stopping, weaving through cones, and
scanning behind them for traffic or other objects creating barriers for safe
passage.