Hello Jaguars!
We will have our first Walk & Roll to School event on October 8th @ 7:15 AM. For this first one we will meet on the corner of Dallas Drive & Muldoon Drive.
Why Walk or Bike?
Cleaner Environment
When families decide to lace up their sneakers or strap on their helmets to get to school instead of riding in a car, they help reduce the amount of air pollutants emitted by automobiles.
Vehicles emit a variety of air pollutants, resulting in increases in ground-level ozone, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter such as particles of dust, soot, smoke, dirt and liquid droplets. To learn more about the health risks of pollution, visit www.epa.gov/urban-air-toxics.
Promoting Safety
In 2009, 203,000 children ages 15 and younger were injured in motor vehicles crashes; 15,000 of those injured were pedestrians (NHTSA, 2011). Priority must be placed on making it possible for everyone to walk & roll safely, especially in neighborhoods and school zones.
Community Benefits
The whole community benefits from efforts to enable and encourage more children to walk, bike or roll to school safely.
Coach K & Coach O
Physical Education, JVE