August 27, 2015
Pedestrian and pedal power were the focus of Road Safety Week at Kilkivan State School recently when Adopt-a-Cop Acting Sergeant Llew O’Brien dropped in to speak with students.
Acting Sgt O’Brien spoke to students about the importance of road safety for everyone; not just drivers of motor vehicles, but also pedestrians and cyclists.
A team of students from the Kilkivan State School will be competing in the RACQ Technology Challenge in Maryborough on September 12-13.
For the past 12 months they have been training for the Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) Championship, a keenly contested part of the annual Technology Challenge.
Teams design a pedal-powered machine and then race for 24 hours.
The Kilkivan students have been hitting the local roads twice a week on their bicycles as part of their training.
As part of a Road Safety Week initiative, Acting Sgt O’Brien and members of the Kilkivan HPV Team made a pledge relating to road safety.
“These young people are training hard riding their bikes to do their school proud in Maryborough next month,” Acting Sgt O’Brien said.
“They’ve put many kilometres under them and I’m happy to say that they are very aware of the road rules relating to bicycles.
“It doesn’t hurt to reinforce that message and that’s why we’re making these pledges today as part of Road Safety Week.”
[Source: QPS]
