Two-wheeled tutorial
<p>Lakes Magnet Middle School students pose with Coeur d'Alene police and Bicycle Sales and Service staff after teaming up to create bicycle safety videos. Back row from left, Kindal Ross, Calli Butler, Tanos McCauley, David Goggin, Officer John Kelly, Samantha Gundlach, Officer Pete Tufford and Officer Andy Tenney. Front row: Derek Dyer, CJ Cummings, Haley Henderson, Ali Carlson, Miranda Thompson, Magda Staszewska, Thea Vogel and Emily Strong.</p>
Lakes Magnet Middle School, Coeur d'Alene police and Bicycle Sales and Service recently teamed up to create four bicycle safety videos.
After a bicycle near miss with a car last fall outside Lakes, the TV 271 crew decided a safety information video was warranted, said instructor Mia Eggleston.
Coeur d'Alene police officer John Kelly met with the TV 271 class and introduced the laws and safety concerns for bicyclists, emphasizing "ride right."
Students spent hours writing and editing scripts, creating story boards and blocking scenes to create the safety videos.
Each video is about three minutes in duration. Areas covered include the correct use of hand signals when approaching stop signs and light signals, helmet safety, and riding in the correct direction while in a bike lane. For instance the type 2 lanes on 15th Street are one way.
TV 271 taped its safety videos on Tuesday. Several police officers and firefighters were part of the crew to make the staged scenes seem real.
Bicycle Sales and Service loaned the school bikes and helmets for the production.
Eggleston said the tapes will be presented to the city's bicycle and pedestrian committee in time for next week's Bike to Work Week, as well as be shown at Lakes.