Sitka’s Bill Giant, foreground, completes a bike-handling drill recently as instructor Shane MacRhodes, who is the Safe Routes To School program manager in Eugene, Ore., stands in the background. (Photo by Doug Osborne)
Two Sitka bicycle advocates — Doug Osborne and Bill Giant — recently completed a 2 1/2-day Alaska Bike ‘n’ Walk Safely training program in Anchorage.
The program was taught by instructors with the League Certified Instructor (LCI) credential from the League of America Bicyclists. Completing the training, which included such classes as Traffic Skills 101, means Doug and Bill are better qualified to teach bike safety classes in Sitka.
They recently hosted a summer bike camp for students in grades 3-6, and plan to offer classes through Sitka Community Hospital and Sitka Community Schools this year.
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