Safe Kids Bike Rodeo

What is SAFE KIDS Sonoma County?

Safe Kids Sonoma County is a coalition that is encouraging local organizations to host Bike Rodeos in neighborhoods around the county. The organization is providing materials and guidance to make these events a success in an effort to reduce injuries resulting from children on bicycles.

What is a Bike Rodeo?

A bike rodeo is a safety event designed to engage and entertain children while demonstrating bike safety inspections and showing certain key safety skills. It usually includes:

a safety skills course marked with chalk or traffic cones
a spectator area
Helmet-fitting lessons
Videos or lectures on safe biking behavior
games
raffles
and many other activities.

Use The Free Bike Rodeo Kit

The bicycle safety action team, a subcommittee of SAFE KIDS of Sonoma, has put together a “Bike Safety Rodeo Kit” with information and materials for conducting a successful bike rodeo, including:

mini traffic signs
cones
photo-laminators to making “safe bicycle license” ID cards
a manual for conducting your rodeo
masters for promotional flyers and posters
and other items.

Any child serving organization can apply to borrow the kit by
downloading the application (

pdf format).

Raffle a Brand New Bike!
A raffle or drawing for a brand new bike can provide extra motivation for the children and families to participate in your rodeo.

For more information about the Bike Safety Rodeo Kit, free bike helmets, or adopting a Bike Safety Policy for your organization, please contact Beth Dadko at 565-6678 at the County of Sonoma Department of Health Services, Prevention and Planning Division.

SAFE KIDS Sonoma County
475 Aviation Boulevard, Suite 210
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Fax : 707-565-6619