VOLUNTEERS OFFER TIPS ON BIKE SAFETY.Byline: David Greenberg The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Daily News Staff Writer Seventh-grader Elizabeth Zachary remembers the tragedy as if it happened yesterday. The older brother of a school chum, wearing an unstrapped hockey helmet A hockey helmet is worn by ice hockey players and field hockey goalkeepers to protect the head from potential injury. Hockey helmets comfortably grip the head from inside by cupping the back of head, or the occipital protuberance. , was riding his bicycle on Erringer Road when a woman, preoccupied with her cellular phone and driving above the speed limit, hit and killed him. ``I was really sad,'' Elizabeth said of the incident that actually happened about two years ago. ``It made me really worried (about) riding a bike without a helmet.'' For that reason, she was one of several volunteers offering tips Saturday at the third annual bike safety seminar and rodeo at the Trinity Lutheran Church Trinity Lutheran Church can refer to one of several churches listed in the United States National Register of Historic Places:
Dozens of youths brought their bikes for routine inspections. Those in need of minor repairs were fixed on the spot and free of charge, while owners of bikes that required major work were given a checklist to take to a repair shop. Bike owners also were given a list of safety tips that included warnings to not race through stop signs, turn without using hand signals or ride against traffic and without a helmet. ``We're discovering that most of the kids don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. the signals,'' said Carol Joy, agency trainer for the Aid Association of Lutherans The Aid Association for Lutherans was founded in 1902 in Wisconsin as a fraternal benefit society aimed at providing low-cost life insurance to its members and supporting Lutheran communities in America. , branch 3919, which sponsored the free event. ``The traffic around them doesn't know what they are doing.'' Bicyclists rode through a chalk-lined ``skills course'' to test their dexterity and practice hand signals. They also tossed newspapers across the parking lot to practice riding with one hand. ``A lot of the accidents that occur with bicycles are simply because (riders) don't know the rules on how to ride a bike,'' Joy said. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1-2--Color) Earl Sabo, left, and Steve LeBlanc check out David Wilschetz's bike before he takes it out on the safety course at Saturday's safety seminar in Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. , above. At right, Eric Heidepriem, foreground foreground - (Unix) On a time-sharing system, a task executing in foreground is one able to accept input from and return output to the user in contrast to one running in the background. , and Matthew Switzler maneuver along the course. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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