Bike Safety Initiative
2020 NACo Achievement Award Winner
Montgomery County, Md., MD
Best In Category
About the Program
Category: Parks and Recreation (Best in Category)
Year: 2020
The Bike Safety Initiative is a program of Montgomery County Recreation sponsored by the Youth Development division. It benefits elementary school-aged youth by providing them with greater knowledge of transportation safety and awareness, and it benefits their entire community by making that information more accessible. The program aims to provide education on bike safety and maintenance so young people can learn to use their bicycles safely. Not only does this help them as individuals to prevent accidents and be good citizens on the road, but it helps to promote an activity with environmental and public health benefits.