It’s up to parents to “Step up” in their communities and “demand” that schools add cycling to their P.E. classes and that school districts seek out SRTS funding.
The latest issue of Bicycling magazine just showed up in my mailbox and I was thrilled to see that in their Culture section under The State of Cycling they pointed out the importance of Safe Routes To School programs in growing the number of kids that ride bikes to school and hopefully someday race.
Bicycling has breached this subject in the past but this time they stepped it up a notch with the above call to parents for action on the part of their children’s health and education.
For some history on SRTS in Oregon and for more information on how to bring Bicycle Safety and SRTS programming to your child’s school please visit the BTA’s website.
