The Independent-News, Volume 102, Number 50, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 19 May 1977 — Page 16

MAY 19, 1977 - THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS

Health & Safety Classes Teaches Bicycle Safety Fach year elementary public schcxil students in Indiana are taught bicycle safety rules and regulations as part of their regular health and safety classes. As the schtxil year ends and warm weather beckons the bicycle rider to explore. safety of life and limb be comes an even greater concern Dr. Harold H Negley. State Superintendent of Public Instruction. would like to remind parents to reinforce their children's understanding of the basic rules of safe bicycle riding. I Have the bicycle safety checked. Most police departments around the state offer this service. 2. Good brakes are undoubtedIv the most important safety feature on a bicycle. They must be checked often to keep them in top working order, or they may cause real trouble in the future.

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3. Ride one person to a bicycle. 4 Ride only with the flow of traffic., lights and reflective devices should be kept in working order. State vehicle law says that bicycle riders, as vehicle drivers, are required ot signal their turns and stops. 5. Night bicycle riding is always risky. Wear lighter colored clothing when riding a bicycle during early morning or late evening hours. 6. Properly inflated tires are verv important! You balance on these narrow strips of rubber, and they have to be in top shape and properly inflated for safe riding. Don’t demand the right of wav when riding a bicycle; it may be yours, but does the other driver know it? 8. Bicycles should fit the driver. A rider on a too-tall bike does not have proper control. A rider on a too-small bicycle may be uncomfortable. 9. Throughout the year bicycles need a regular check of all bolts and moving parts; they also need cleaning, oiling, and other kinds of

servicing. Neglecting a loose chain, cracked brake shoe, or worn tire spells danger to the driver. £l^7 >/m BIRTHS mm A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holland, route 5. Walkerton, on Friday. May 13, in the La Porte Hospital. Use our ' Happy Ads” — just SI f \ 9*9 4U -A--V r *4^ l Ji Z* "1 1977 We wish you much success in life. The Posey Parlor Walkerton

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NEW HISTORY COURSES TO BE OFFERED BY IUSB A two-part course series of interest to area teachers will be offered by the Indiana University at South Bend history department starting next fall. The series, titled "Studies in American History for Teachers,” does not deal with teaching methods, according to Dr. Sheldon Shapiro, chairman of lUSB’s histroy department. Rather, the series studies the bibliography and interpretation of American history, he said. Both courses also are

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