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Information Release Date: July 19, 2019
Speak to: Brent Ellis, (508) 255-3421, ext 0302
WELLFLEET, Mass.—2019 marks the ninth yr that Cape Cod National Seashore’s Bike Safety Committee has hosted bicycle safety situations to present recognition and minimize the event and severity of bicycle accidents at the national seashore. This year’s “Bike Protection at the Seashore” functions are slated for August 2 at Province Lands Visitor Middle in Provincetown and August 9 at Salt Pond Customer Center in Eastham. Each occasions will operate from 10 am to noon.
“Each individual year we medevac cyclists with severe head injuries to Boston hospitals,” stated Superintendent Brian Carlstrom. “We need to have to get the term out about how to bike safely and securely on Cape Cod. We’re partnering with cities and companies on the Outer Cape to sponsor occasions that persuade safe procedures and instruct young men and women and moms and dads that it is cool to wear a helmet, and it can be the law.”
Each situations are no cost and open to the community. They element helmet fittings, exciting actions for young children, bicycle basic safety checks, and academic displays. Prizes for participation, these types of as helmets, bike equipment, and discount coupons might be offered when supplies final. Instructional subjects will contain how to fit a helmet properly, preparing for a ride with an ABC bicycle brief check, the outcomes of a bicycle crash, and fascinating points about bicycle safety at the seashore. The function also encourages the health and fitness rewards of bicycling. Function support is offered by Good friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore, volunteers, regional bicycle stores, Ben and Jerry’s, and Outer Cape cities.
Province Lands Visitor Heart is positioned at 171 Race Position Road, off Route 6 in Provincetown. Salt Pond Visitor Heart is found at 50 Nauset Highway at the intersection of Route 6 in Eastham.
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