SBC promotes bike safety among SCAD students
With the 100 bikes the bike share program has brought to SCAD Savannah come 100 potential bike accidents. In June alone, two people died in fatal bike accidents. One of them being 61-year-old cyclist Judy Grossman, who was hit by a truck on Bay Street and the other being Roberto Maganya, who was hit on Highway 80.
Back in 2011, the Savannah Morning News published an article stating that Chatham County has the highest rate of bike accidents in Georgia. According to an online article published in WTOC, “The Atlanta Metro area, with 15 times the population, has fewer bicyclists involved in accidents.”
To reduce the potential of accidents and increase bike safety, the Savannah Bicycle Campaign is offering free classes for SCAD students Friday, Sept. 23 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. as well as Saturday, Sept. 24 at 9 a.m. Nedra Dearwyler, the League of American Bicyclists 2016 Educator of the Year, will be running the course.
“The course is fast and fun and will offer strategies,” said Executive Director of the SBC, John R. Bennett.
The course will teach students how to stay safe on the streets, protect their bikes from getting stolen, find the best routes and keep their bikes in good shape. Each participant will receive a free bike light.
Registration is required to participate in the program and participants should have a bike. Rentals will be available for $8 at the event to anyone who does not own a bike.
Visit the SBC’s website to register and for more information on the course.
Written by Asli Shebe.
Asli Shebe is a senior writing major from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. She began working for District in 2014 as a staff writer, then copy editor, A&E editor, Chief Assignment editor and finally, Editor-in-Chief in 2017. Asli currently holds the record for obtaining the most job titles during her time at District. When she’s not writing for District you can find her biking around the Historic District of Savannah at odd hours of the day.
