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Bike better

Bike Better is a fantastic opportunity for Primary and Intermediate students across Auckland to be involved in a cycle safety activity programme.

It's lots of fun and works on giving kids who already cycle to school the safety skills and confidence to cycle in the safest way possible. Every day many Auckland students get to school by biking. Cycling to school is an excellent way to build exercise into your day while reducing traffic around schools and local neighbourhoods.

If you are interested in getting the Bike Better programme at your school please contact us.

Through the Bike Better programme student cyclists will learn about:

• Road safety awareness and skills
• Bicycle maintenance
• Clever route planning

A highlight of the day is always the biking obstacle course; where students are challenged to use their new and improved cycling skills to turn sharp corners, signal correctly, compete in the "go slow" race and ride over low ramps. Completing a course like this is a huge confidence builder. Combining that with proper bicycle maintenance and a safe travel plan, Bike Better can really be the start of a sustainable, safe and fun way for students to get to school each day.

Auckland City Council Road Safety Co-ordinators deliver the programme by liaising with a teacher, school contact or parent. We supply a great booklet with quizzes, visual safety aids, checklists and planning pages. We also have some cool prizes and rewards for the programme.

Bike Better was trialled successfully in four Auckland schools in 2007. We are passionate about equipping children with the necessary skills to cycle safely. If you are a student, parent or teacher and are passionate about that too, please contact us.