Show Safety u Fun Stressed in H 4 Bicycle Program a 2 I 3 4 Bicycling is becoming more popular with young people and adults Shown above are four of the most common bicycle safety hazards Riding against the traffic 1 carrying an extra rider 2 failing to obey traffic signs and signals 3 and stunt riding 4 Youths enrolled in the national H 4 4 bicycle program sponsored by The Goodyear Tire Rubber Company learn the proper way to ride a bicycle They also learn to share their bicycle safety knowledge with others in the program supervised by the Cooperative Extension Service and arranged by the National 4 4 H 4 H Service Committee CHICAGO IL Bicycling Bicycling ing is booming with more bicycles appearing on our streets and highways every every- day And in a continuing effort to promote bicycle safety safely among growing numbers numbers numbers num num- bers of young riders The Goodyear Tire Rubber Company has announced its continued sponsorship of awards in the national H 4 bicycle program for the sixth consecutive year The announcement was made jointly by Charles J J. J Jr Goodyears Goodyear's president president president dent and chief executive on officer and Norman C. C Min Min- drum director of the National Nation Nation- al H 4 Service Committee Chicago The program is offered to Hers 4 between the ages of nine and 19 in both rural and urban areas Last year over youngsters participated in the program an increase of 15 IS percent t over 1972 The cycling cycling cycling cyc cyc- ling activity emphasizes rules of the road safe bicycle handling tire inspection maintenance procedures map reading and bike tour plan plan- ning It also encourages related bicycle community service projects Outstanding participants are honored by Goodyear with a variety of awards including including including in in- gold medals at the county level 50 US U.S. Savings Savings Sav Sav- Savings ings Bonds for state winners 18 trips to the National H 4 Congress in Chicago Dec 5 1 for sectional winners and six scholarships for national winners The company company company com com- pany also provides teaching aids for use in local programs The 4 H 4 Il bicycle program based on safety research and numerous pilot programs was developed in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Extension Extension Ex Ex- Ex- Ex tension Service and the National National National Na Na- H 4 Service Commit Commit- tee New York leads the national national national na na- na- na in H 4 bicycle involvement involvement involvement involve involve- ment followed by Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania Ohio Kentucky Oregon Oregon Oregon Or Or- egon North Carolina Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi sippi and Oklahoma For more information on the H 4 bicycle program contact contact contact con con- tact the county extension office |