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A Reminder from the Youth Advisory Board t V 18 lives were lost in bike to car crashes in running,walking, etc. When biking on the street, stay to 6 (Bicyclinginfo.org). The Youth Advisory the right. Finally,wear bright clothes and have lights and Board (YAB) reminds our reflectors on your bike. Be aware and share the street. community to be aware BE AWARE Drivers can help make Louisville safer as well. Drivers when biking and driving. RIDE & DRIVE need to be aware of what is happening around them, and The YAB is made up of kids 44. they need to respect bikers. This means slowing down in who care about the commu- 0 ►C, eti �'"�; ;5 school areas and in neighborhoods.Another tip for driv- nity, and we have noticed OA IL --. ers is to give bikers space, meaning the car is not right people riding _!= on the bikes tail.Always check twice before turning, that eo le ridin bikes and �� -. people driving cars are being for a biker can sneak up the same way a car can.After a little relaxed with the rules iTN CARE all, "The most common cause of accidents is cars turn- of biking and driving. Let's ing left without checking for bicycles."(Colorado Driver help make Louisville an even safer place, and fine tune Handbook). Everyone has somewhere to go, so let's all our biking and driving. get there safely. One thing bikers can do is signal when turning.To Thanks for listening! signal left, a biker simply extends his left arm.To signal right, the rider bends his left arm, or extends the right Are you going to be in the 6th through 12th grade and one. When turning, make it obvious that you are about interested in representing the youth of Louisville?Applica- to turn, so you don't catch people off guard. tions are being accepted until September 6, 2013 to be on Other ways to bike safely are to wear a helmet and try the City's Youth Advisory Board. Applications available at to avoid biking on sidewalks,which are meant for people www.LouisvilleCO.gov. Electronics Recycling City To Test New Messaging Service cycle responsibly and protect your identity. ouisville, Lafayette, and Erie have joined T ater this year the City will be testing a new mes- together for this low cost electronics recycling col- caging service that will allow us to send text and lection event. Our recycling provider Metech Re- e-mail messages about City projects and services to resi- cycling provides secure shredding of all data con- dents and other interested parties. This system will allow us to send messages directly to your cell phone and allow taining devices so no one can access your personal you to text questions or answers back.All phone carrier information. A complete list of accepted items is fees will apply to the text messages. available on the City's web site. For more informa- City staff will be using the system to send messages tion call the Lafayette Public Works Department at for items such as construction updates, recreation pro- 303.665.5588, x3328. gram announcements, special event information and, if Z needed, emergency notices. Saturday,June 1 W Baseline Rd (4 ♦ If you are interested in taking part in this messag- 9:00 AM-3:00 PM E Emma St N ing service, please send an e-mail to TextMessaging@ 1700AvalonAvenue .i LouisvilleCO.gov and be sure to include your cell phone E South Boulder Rd number and e-mail address. Lafayette Avy� III A4, " s ILA Cityoj Louisville Spring 2013 6