Bike Rodeo
Bicycle Rodeos are a fun way to introduce younger children (ages 5-12) to bicycle handling and safety skills. Rodeos can be customized to fit the time and space available and are typically comprised of a series of stations such as:
- Helmet Fit
- Bike Check
- Rules of the Road
- Hand Signals
- Crossing a Train Track
- Driveway Rollout
- Intersections
- Crosswalks
- Bike Handling Skills
- Weaving through cones
- Scanning/Looking Back
- Going over curbs
- Teeter Totters and Bridges
- Safely going around an obstacle
- Slow Race (Snail vs Turtle)
For more information, email SafeRoutes@bvsd.org
BVSD has two bike rodeo kits available for schools to borrow. The kits are equipped with:
- Cones
- 1/2 tennis balls
- Sidewalk chalk
- Various traffic signs
- Ramp turn obstacle
- Speed bump obstacle
- Small teeter totter
- Large teeter totter
- Bridge
To reserve a rodeo kit fill out this form.