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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
Staff
from the Fall River Boys & Girls Club, the Fall
River Police Department and members of the Fall
River Bicycle Committee had the opportunity to learn how best to teach
young riders how to ride bicycles safely at the Fall River Police Station
on March 21, 2014. Kim Niedermeir of MassBike
covered the basic set of instructions that should be included when
teaching young riders and suggested a number of ways of teaching beginner
skills. Following the classroom education, the group went outside to
actually practice some of the skills that Niedermeir taught them using
simple equipment. "This was a great opportunity to learn from the
experts," commented Fall River Mass In Motion Coordinator Julianne
Kelly who sponsored the event. Participants will be involved in offering
bicycle safety education to children over the summer months. Julianne Kelly
was on hand to support the project. Click here for
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(Top row) MassBike Program Coordinator Kim Niedermeir goes over some of the basics of how to teach young people bicycle safety in the community room of the Fall River Police Department. (Row two) Mark Falcon of Bike Fall River offers some suggestions as Bruce Souza of Fall River Bike Advocates and Fall River Police Officer Matt Silvia listen. (Row three) Fall River Mass In Motion Coordinator Julianne Kelly discusses some of the possibilities for teaching children to ride safely before Ms. Niedermeir dons a helmet and prepares to take the group outside. (Row four, left) Boys and Girls Club staff members Monica Tavares and Peter McCarthy watch as Adam Coderre puts some air into one of his tires. (Row four, center and right) Kim goes over some instructions as Fall River School Adjustment Counselor Robin Thorpe and Julie Kelly listen and answers a question from Mark. (Bottom row) Kim demonstrates a simple course and then has Monica and the others try it out. |
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