Some 200 schoolchildren will cycle their way through the streets of Westport next Wednesday, May 20 in a novel road safety campaign to test the young cyclists’ skills.
Each team, consisting of three students over the age of 10, will be accompanied by a judge, and specially-trained garda cyclists will pass on road safety skills that could help to keep the children save and alive on the nation’s roads.
Mayo County Council’s road safety officer Noel Gibbons said about the event: “It is crucial that people learn how to cycle safely on our roads from a young age, and we aim to show them some of the key aspects of road safety.”
