Spring has sprung and we’ve been flirting with Summer-like temperatures. You may be thinking of ways to get outside and get active. Lucky for you…May is National Bike Month!

The NHTSA and AAA have teamed up to sponsor a campaign known as Roll Model in an effort to have parents and caregivers set a good example of bike safety.

Books of interest:

• Bike for Life: How to Ride to 100
• Bike Snob
• Come & Gone: A True Story of Blue Collar Bike Racing in America
• Cycling Home from Siberia
• It's All About the Bike : The Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels

DVDs of interest:

• The Bike: Technique & Training for Triathletes
• Blood Sweat + Gears: Racing Clean to the Tour de France
• Emmanuel’s Gift
• Into the Thunder Dragon
• Red Light Go: Alleycat Racing in New York City

Some of Hoover’s bike rules to remember….

• You can ride on sidewalks, but pedestrians have the right of way.
• You must keep your hands on the handlebars.
• You can’t ride on the handlebars.
• You cannot use a bike on trails at the Preserve or on the jogging tracks at the parks.

Dust off your helmet, check your tire pressure and brake pads and let’s get rolling!

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