Cycle Safety!!!

On the 30th of March we had Cycle Safety after morning tea with constable Garlen. He was teaching us how to be safe on the road and what the new road rules were. He was also teaching us how we should wear our helmets and how we ride our bikes. On the 2nd of April constable Garlen put up an obstacle coarse for us to do.

To be safe on the road you have to follow the road rules you also have to watch out for the cars. You have got to know what the road rules are even the new ones. When you are going to go around the cars parked on the side of the road, you should pull out a bit more earlier then you normally would, and if the cars are parked a few meters apart then you pull out a bit more earlier then you normally would and go around the car, and then just stay out then when you pass the second car you go back in then that means if a car wants to pass you it want run you over because you just stay out and you don't go swerving around the cars.

This is how you should wear your helmet. It should not be mostly at the back because if you fall off you can damage your face, and if it's at the front too much you can damage you skull, you also should not wear it to the side because if you fall off you can damage your face and your skull. When you sit on your bike seat your feet should be on tiptoes. When you stand over the bar a the front you should be standing quite comfortable over it.

The obstacle coarse was basically what the road is like. You had to swerve around the cones, then you had to turn a corner and then another corner, then you had to go over a bumpy bit, then you went over a seesaw, then you went over a plank of wood which was the size of the white line, then you went over a triangle piece of wood which was kind of high it was meant to be a curb.

So in my ipinen you should be safe on the road and remember follow the road rules! It was a fantastic day!!!Tomorrow and Wednesday constable Garlen is doing it again with us. It is going to be so fun!!!

By Olivia.