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Week By Week Snapshot


PicturePhotographer: Robin Scholz


C-U SRTS Project gives ENORMOUS thanks to our many community partners and dedicated individuals who volunteered their time to help make our six-week SPLASH bicycle skills and safety class a SUCCESS! 

Special thanks to:
Champaign County Bikes
Champaign County Regional Planning Commission
City of Urbana Police Department

C-U Mass Transit District
C-U Public Health District
Neutral Cycle
The Bike Project
Urbana Middle School and the SPLASH after school program


Six-week SPLASH bicycle skills and safety class
concludes with a group ride and hot cider!

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Class 6: Neighborhood Ride!

Three different routes allowed students to receive on-bike instruction in various neighborhood environments appropriate to their skill level.  Here are some photos from the group that rode on the new bicycle infrastructure in east Urbana!

Class 5: Bicycle Rodeo

Topics:
- How do we know how much air to put in our tires?
- What is a good type of lock to use?
- Where do you install bike lights on your bike?
- Practice scanning, signaling, turning, and lane positioning at intersections with bike lanes 


Class 4: Safety and visibility with City of Urbana Police and riding on the street safely with MTD buses

Topics:
- What causes people to crash while on their bicycle?
- Is the bike considered 'a vehicle' under the law? 
- Where should you ride your bike? 
- What are the rules of the road?
- What are the legal hand signals for bicyclists?
- How can I make sure cars see me if I am bicycling at night or in the winter?
Where is the 'bus danger zone' or blind spots?
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Special thanks to our guest speakers!

Officer James Preston
City of Urbana Police Department)
Kimera Seward-Coburn
(Champaign Urbana Mass Transit District)

Class 3: Bike Maintenance with Neutral Cycle

Topics:
- How to replace a tube
- How to fill a tire with air
- How to clean and maintain your chain
- How to adjust seat height

Class 2: Recumbent bicycles, helmet fitting and 'The Melon Drop'

Topics:
- Sit in a recumbent bike!
- How to fit your helmet to your own or your friend's head
- The thickness of your skull (it is the width of a penny)
- What happens to your brain if you fall and you are not wearing a helmet (hint: squashed melon)

Class 1: A bit o' bike history, bicycle parts, and types of bikes

Topics:
- What did the first bicycle look like and when was it invented?
- How many types of bikes are in use today all over the world?
- How many different parts of bikes can you name?
- How do I determine if my bike fits me?


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  • Home
  • About
  • Events
    • Bicycle Classes >
      • Traffic Skills 101
      • LCI Seminar
    • Bike and Roll to School Day
    • Walk n' Roll to School Day
    • Archived News and Events >
      • 2018
      • 2017
      • 2016
      • 2015
      • 2014
      • 2013
  • Bike Rodeos
  • Programs
    • Snow Removal >
      • Pictures and Comments
    • Earn-a-Bike
    • Active4.Me at UMS
    • Safe Routes to Parks
    • Bicycle Helmet & Lock Initiative
    • UMS SPLASH Bicycle Safety Class >
      • Week by Week Snapshot
    • Walking School Bus
    • Traffic Gardens
  • Resources
    • Bikes on Buses!
    • Online Learning for Kids! >
      • Kindergarteners
      • 1st graders
      • 2nd graders
      • 3rd graders
      • 4th graders
      • 5th graders
      • Activity Archive
    • Bicycle Safety >
      • Safety Videos
    • Plans, Presentations, and Reports >
      • By the Numbers
      • Reports
      • Presentations
      • Safe Routes to School Plans
    • Safe Walking Route Maps
    • Bike Routes
    • Just for Kids
    • Educators
    • Parents
    • Billboard Campaign
    • Winter Biking
    • Recursos de Bicicleta en Español
  • Calendar
  • Contact