SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - Kids in kindergarten through fifth grade are invited to learn safe riding skills on their bicycles and scooters at a Bike Rodeo hosted by the California Highway Patrol Sacramento office and the GreenHaven Pocket Farmers Market (GHP) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, April 19. 

The event will take place in the Elks 6 parking lot at 6446 Riverside Blvd.

The California Highway Patrol-led Bike Rodeo will emphasize essential safety skills, including proper stopping at stop signs and traffic lights, balance, turning and maintaining appropriate speed.

“We are really happy to host this very worthwhile community event again this year,” said GHP event coordinator Terry Catron.

Bike rodeos are a great way for kids and their parents to learn about biking safety through hands-on practice. Children bring their bikes and develop skills that help them to become more confident riders and avoid common accidents.

In California, pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities account for 20% of all traffic-related deaths within California Highway Patrol jurisdiction. This Bike Rodeo serves as an important preventative effort.

“This was a great community project last year, and we are hoping for better weather this year,” said GHP general manager Vic Cima. 

Cima added that he and the GHP board are proud to sponsor this important activity for children from seven local schools in the Land Park and Greenhaven/Pocket neighborhoods.