Malcolm,

We appreciate the council’s support of the activity and look forward to opportunities for collaboration in the future.

Thank you,

Heather Rasband

USU Extension, SL County 4-H

office 468-3130

cell 201-9263

4-H Bike Rodeo!

·         10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

·        Saturday, April 16, 2005

·        For all youth ages 6-13

·        Rain or Shine!

·        Salt Lake County Government Center – Southeast Parking Lot, 2001 S State Str., SLC

Come have fun, learn and show what you know at the 4-H bike rodeo! Take a ride through bicycle skills test, road hazards, helmet check, and road signs. Bring your bike or scooter for free safety checks and basic repairs.

·    Don’t have a bike? Bikes will be available for use at the 4-H Bike Rodeo Event. 

·    Have an extra bike you’ve outgrown or replaced? Donated bicycles will be collected at the bike rodeo to be given to refugee families in Salt Lake City.

·    FREE bike helmets to the first 50 registered youth completing all bike rodeo stations.

·    Free reflectors to participants who complete, practice, and return the 4-H bicycle pledge by May 20, 2005. Information given at the rodeo.

Sponsored by:  Salt Lake County 4-H and Salt Lake County 4-H Teen Council with additional support and sponsorship from the Salt Lake City Bicycle Advisory Council, Canyon Sports, Utah Highway Transportation Department, Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective, Salt Lake County Health Department.

The bike rodeo was selected as and project and organized to address the community need for bicycle safety education for our young people. In the past Utah Legislative session a bill was introduced to address the critical need in Utah to promote and educate for bicycle safety based in part on the following statistics. Children ages 5-14 are five times more likely to be injured in a bicycle related crash than older riders. Only 5% of child bicyclists wear helmets. Bicycle head injuries account for 65,000 emergency room cases and 7,700 hospital admissions each year.  Bicycle head injuries also account for 70-80% of fatally injured bicyclists each year.