Bike to School Day-May 6
Kearney—CHI Health Good Samaritan is teaming up with Kearney Public Schools, Safe Kids Platte Valley, Kearney Police Department and Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office for National Bike and Roll to School Day. The event highlights the enjoyment and advantages of traveling to school actively while focusing on safety.
On Wednesday, May 6, the group will be stationed outside of Kearney’s Northeast Elementary starting at 7:30 am for a tunnel walk to greet the students. The importance of bike helmet usage, safe routes and other safety tips related to wheeled sports will be shared. As an added incentive for modeling safe behavior, students biking or rolling to school while wearing helmets will have a chance to win a variety of prizes.
Those without bike helmets are invited to Good Samaritan’s annual Bike Helmet Event from 4-6 pm on Monday, June 1 at the Kearney Public Library. Helmets, toddler through adult sizes, are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Each is provided at a greatly reduced price: a suggested donation of $10 to the Good Samaritan Foundation. All helmets meet current safety standards and are fitted by trained staff members from Good Samaritan Emergency Services. Last summer, more than 150 new bike helmets were provided during this event.
Safe Kids reports that more children ages 5 to 14 are seen in emergency rooms for injuries related to biking than any other sport. Helmets can reduce the risk of severe brain injuries by 88 percent – yet only 45 percent of children 14 and under usually wear a bike helmet.
Bike Safety Tips from Safe Kids: https://www.safekids.org/sites/default/files/documents/bike_safety_tips_2019.pdf
About National Bike & Roll to School Day www.walkbiketoschool.org
The National Center for Safe Routes to School is committed to empowering communities to make active trips to school a safe, appealing, preferred choice for families. The National Center facilitates communities in becoming places for safe walking, biking and rolling for everyone, starting with children and the trip to school.