Bike Safety for the Elementary Students

Sheriff Deputies Jeremy Echols of Big Sandy and Eric Visocan from Fort Benton were at the FE Miley School to help teach bike safety. And although your children have been taught a few safety tips it's parents that need to make sure our children are safe on their bikes this summer. It was interesting listening to the grade school kids as they repeated numerous safety tips they already knew to receive some small rewards.

The first safety tip mentioned by the kids themselves was wearing bike helmets. Wearing a bike helmet can prevent 70% of all serious injuries. Riding a bike can be one of the maj...