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4 | May 23, 2019 | The glencoe anchor news<br />
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Children register bikes, learn safety skills at Rodeo<br />
Christine Adams<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
The streets of Glencoe<br />
just got a little safer<br />
thanks to the Bike Safety<br />
Rodeo, an event geared<br />
towards helping the newest<br />
bicycle riders learn the<br />
basic safety skills that will<br />
keep them out of harm’s<br />
way.<br />
The program, held in<br />
the afternoon of Saturday,<br />
May 18, on the South<br />
School playground was<br />
presented by Glencoe<br />
Public Safety, the Glencoe<br />
Park District and School<br />
District 35.<br />
Attendees were able to<br />
register their bikes with<br />
the Village and undergo<br />
helmet and bike inspections,<br />
and then participate<br />
in a rodeo-style bike safety<br />
course. After proving their<br />
abilities to mount and dismount,<br />
maintain a straight<br />
line, make an emergency<br />
stop, maneuver around<br />
tight turns, and coast at a<br />
slow speed, riders were<br />
treated to their very own<br />
bicycle license and goody<br />
bag.<br />
Despite an imminent<br />
rainstorm, a steady stream<br />
of families came to the<br />
Rodeo, ready to test their<br />
skills.<br />
“I decided to bring [the<br />
event] to Glencoe because<br />
it is a big biking community,”<br />
said Lt. Matthew<br />
Esposito, public education<br />
coordinator for the Department<br />
of Public Safety.<br />
Glencoe resident Liz<br />
Cohen happened upon the<br />
Rodeo while out for a bike<br />
ride with her kids, and was<br />
glad to have them take<br />
part.<br />
“I always want them to<br />
be careful, because while<br />
we live in a safe city, accidents<br />
can happen,” she<br />
said.<br />
“I learned how to do<br />
sharp turns and use one<br />
pedal to keep going<br />
straight,” said Cohen’s<br />
daughter Charlie, 9, who<br />
completed the course with<br />
her brother Ford, 7.<br />
“It was really cool because<br />
[the course] got<br />
harder and harder as you<br />
went on,” she added.<br />
The Bike Safety Rodeo<br />
is just one part of Glencoe’s<br />
larger effort to instill<br />
safe biking skills in<br />
its youngsters. Third and<br />
Please see bike, 8<br />
Cathy (left) and Patrick O’Toole (center) visit with Lt. Michael Neimark at the Bike<br />
Rodeo Saturday, May 18, at South School. Mark Blank/22nd Century Media<br />
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