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Hello, Everyone.

I hope you are all doing well, financial meltdown

notwithstanding.

I'd like to vote for BOTH keeping the education and curriculum

thread as part of the list serv AND for having it all together, accessible by wiki.

Also, does anyone know how to create productive bike

sensitivity trainings for police departments and city governments?

I've done a couple with mixed-to-positive results, but changing

the culture here in the Motor city area is a ongoing project, and good tips and techniques are always welcome.

Has anyone found a way to reach into driver's ed programs to improve their bike-friendliness?

                             Sasha

On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:10:11 -0400 Christina Illarmo christina@bikesnotbombs.org wrote:

Hello Think Tank,

It's great to see so many people and organizations across the country communicating to make our work stronger and more meaningful.Greetings to you all.

For those who haven't seen it, our Earn-A-Bike Instructor Training

Manual which we use in our youth programs is available to download off of

our website. We also sell these for $7 but please feel free to download the manual and see if it is useful in your own programming.

http://www.bikesnotbombs.org/EarnABike

We also have a youth made bike safety training video about 45 minutes long which discusses general bike & helmet fit, bike safety checks, rules of the road, bike path etiquette, preparing for a ride, and general tips (how to prep for a ride, crossing train tracks, hand signals right and left turns...). Please contact me directly if you are interested in purchasing this video for $35. All proceeds will go towards supporting our work at Bikes Not Bombs.

peace, Christina

-- Christina Illarmo Girls' Programming & Bike Safety Coordinator Bikes Not Bombs 284 Amory St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 (617) 522-0222 x102

http://www.bikesnotbombs.org