Cycle Kingston hosts workshop to promote bike safety – Kingston | 24CA News
Ryan Empey could also be new to biking however that doesn’t make him any much less smitten by it.
“I got this bike pretty recently as a hand-me-down and I’ve started to enjoy biking a lot more recently.”
Safety is one vital facet of biking, based on Emily Millard, biking ambassador for Cycle Kingston.
“Both bikes and cars really need to understand how to communicate with each other.”
So a course was created as a strategy to educate riders about biking safely, a product of Cycle Kingston, the course begins with the fundamentals like checking your helmet and bicycle, earlier than transferring on to suggestions for staying secure whereas on the street, like signaling.
Empey, who’s having fun with the summer season trip from faculty together with his new bike, says he appreciates all of it.
“It definitely helps me become a better rider. Also the tips that they gave were on point.”
According to Millard, this is only one of quite a lot of occasions the non-profit group hosts across the metropolis.
“We were going around the community, handing out free breakfast and letting them know about what we do, and promoting cycling around the community.”
All of which serve the aim of retaining the streets secure for riders like Empey.
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