Summer is in the air... and as you all know N3S loves to ride horses (the photo above is of him riding in the woods yesterday). The nice weather means he is showing more interest in trying to learn how to ride a bike without training wheels now too.
He wears a helmet for both activities but I worry more about him getting hurt coming off his bike than his horse. He hasn't fallen off his horse (so far) but he has yet to manage to stay on his bike for more than a couple of minutes!
Cycling is my preferred form of transport and an activity I really enjoy although I take care to always wear my helmet. Chopper won't ride his bike without a helmet either.
What completely freaks me out is the number of children and adults who do! What is that all about? I know helmets make cyclists look slightly ridiculous but surely they would look a lot more ridiculous if they got knocked off their bike somehow and their unprotected head came into contact with the pavement?!
Anyway...*deep breath*...I'll get off my soap box now and tell you about my competition....
The Department of Transport has added a cycle safety section to their ‘Tales of The Road’ campaign. There is also a bike safety leaflet you can download, plus many more links. To help promote cycle safety, the DfT and Halfords have given me a Bratz brand cycle safety kit to give away to one of my readers.
The Bratz cycle safety kit is worth over £30 and contains:
A cycle helmet 50-54cm
A cycle seat cover
A horn
A bell
All you need to do to be entered in the prize draw is to send me your name and the name of an activity or sport (other than cycling or horse riding), where you think a child should wear a safety helmet to djkirkby@gmail.com.
Digital Outlook are paying for the postage so this competition is open to all of my readers worldwide, yes even you lurkers who always read but never comment.
I am going to keep this competition open for one week before drawing your names out of a suitable receptacle and announcing the winner next Sunday.
My lovely friend Caroline has a boys cycle safety kit so if that suits your better then head on over and enter her competition instead. I have been told that there are similar competitions running here and here too but I am not sure when.
Good luck everyone!