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WORK PLAN WALK `N ROLLERS • WILLITS STREET SRTS PROGRAM Walk 'n Rollers has been conducting bike safety classes and workshops for over ten years. In addition to the hundreds of students we have worked with, we conducted a refresher course for LCls in Santa Ana in 2018 and delivered a series of Bike Safety Classes throughout Orange County in 2019, culminating with an LCI seminar, graduating six new instructors to the area. Surveys will be conducted before and after the series of workshops to evaluate students knowledge of bike safety before and after attending classes. Topics covered: • Bike Selection • Bike Fit • Rights and Responsibilities of Cyclists • Ride Preparation • Helmet Awareness and proper Helmet Fitting • Rules of the Road • Group Riding • Bike Handling Basics • Night Riding Techniques • Where to Ride • Shifting Gears • Bike Facilities • Crashes and How to Avoid Them • Hazards and Hazard Avoidance • Emergency Riding Techniques Deliverables: 4 workshops at each school, each year: 24 workshops in total TASK 2: MECHANICS WORKSHOPS Students who learn essential bike repair skills become self sufficient and community resources for friends and family in need. Additionally, bike repair workshops are stepping stones for additional vocational training in the bike industry and potentially new careers. Bike repair workshops are hands-on and empowering for students. In order to sufficiently reach the goals of the grant scope, we propose offering four bike mechanic workshops each year at each school for a total of 24 workshops (as opposed to the required 15). The additional workshops will allow for a more concentrated series of mechanic skills helping students develop a higher level of confidence as they learn to identify parts of a bike, diagnostics, troubleshooting, problem solving, appropriate tool usages, team work and collaboration. Upon completion, students will receive a Certificate of Completion, commemorating their efforts. Working with a local organization, such as Latino Health Access or Jax Bicycles, workshops will be taught in English and Spanish. The main objective of these workshops is to teach and prepare students on how to respond in case of flat tires and/or any other bike mechanical issue and be able to teach others. Walk'n Rollers has several years of experience of bike repair and training experience. We have been repairing and redistributing bicycles for almost two years. We regularly train students in bike repair and bike advocacy during the build sessions. We have also overseen bike repair services at our events and other community events for ten years. We propose conducting the Mechanic Workshops prior to the Safety Workshops in order for the students without a bike to select and repair a bike of their choosing. Upon completion of the course, the students will keep the bike they earned, alowing them to participate in the safety workshops and group rides. Specific Skills Covered • Types of Bikes • Bike Anatomy www.waikmorebikemore.org