PennDOT and Safety Partners Host Bicycle Rodeo

| July 27, 2017


OIL CITY, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Northwest Regional Highway Safety Network, Venango Area Chamber of Commerce, and Cub Scout Pack 11 held a free children’s bicycle rodeo on Friday, July 21, in Oil City.

(Pictured above: Rep R. Lee James congratulates Tyler Bergkoetter of Yardley, PA on his second-place finish in the Oil Heritage Festival Bike Rodeo competition held Friday morning.)

The rodeo was part of the Oil Heritage Festival and was held in the parking lot of the Oil City Dek Hockey Rink. It was open to ages five to 12. The goal of the rodeo was to interest kids in bicycling, educate them on safety requirements, and instill in them safe biking habits.

The event included a bike and helmet safety inspection, hand signal quiz, and a variety of bike riding skill tests. Cub Scout Pack provided a hot dog lunch. Safe Kids Clarion-Venango provided free bike helmets for participants in need of properly fitting safety equipment.

In the skills competitions, Blake Stevens of Oil City was the winner for the five to eight age group. Ryan Jackson of Oil City came in second and Bailey Stevens of Oil City was third.

In the nine to 12 age division, Dean Bergkoetter of Yardley, PA took the top spot. Tyler Bergkoetter of Yardley, PA took second place, and Micah Smith of Sanford, N.C. finished in third place.

The free event was made possible through the additional support of Rep. R. Lee James, the Venango Sherriff’s Office, Venango Area Chamber of Commerce, and UPMC Northwest.

For more information on bicycle safety, visit www.penndot.gov/safety.

Jasmine Maloney of Oil City tosses a newspaper toward a box to complete one of the skill challenges included in the Oil Heritage Festival Bike Rodeo held Friday in Oil City.


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