Walk Safe and Bike Driving 101 classes at elementary and middle school

Posted Thursday, February 23, 2017 1:00 pm

Photo courtesy Annie Sewell
The Safe Routes to School, Retro Metro Kids program has implemented bicycle commuting and pedestrian safety curriculum in the CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health) after-school programs at the elementary and middle schools. Keep an eye out for students around town navigating by foot and bicycle.

By April Rossetti

Special to The SUN

Have you seen students wearing bright yellow reflective vests and riding bicycles around town? Or, have you noticed the newly painted bicycle lanes and sharrows (bicycle with arrows) along U.S. 160? What is going on in this small town?

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