Dear 5R Families,

Next Thursday is the second part of 5R’s bicycle training. Several months ago Herr Salierno, a local police educator, gave us a lesson in bicycle road safety theory. Next week is part two, the practice. Please find below the text of a letter from Herr Salierno that outlines how students, parents and bikes need to be prepared for next Thursday’s session.

Dear Parents,

The traffic and safety education team of the Kantonspolizei Zürich set the goal to educate students in grade 5 with practical assignments regarding biking on Swiss roads. The focus during this exercise will be important and challenging traffic situations, such as left-turn and special situations that might occur.

Practical bike training for G5 runs from 9:00 – 12:30 on the following days:

During this driver training responsibility for your child is up to me. But I can not take responsibility or the trip on the way to school. Not very experienced children should push their bike on the sidewalk to the school.

If your child can not ride a bike or for any other reason cannot attend this driver training course, please kindly inform the class teacher in writing.

We strongly recommend that your child will participate with his/her own bike which must be checked at home beforehand according to the following inspection list:

• two functional breaks
• reflectors: white front, red back
• reflectors on the pedals
• bell (recommended)
• front and back lights (only for the night or during bad visibility)
• tires (good profile, no cracks and pressure checked)
• bike helmet (see information below)
• private liability insurance

Your child will only be able to participate if the checklist is completed.

Be aware that driving a bike on the sidewalk is prohibited by Swiss law.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate and contact me (in German), phone 044-247 37 10 or email Sali@kapo.zh.ch

Kind regards,

Ciriaco Salierno
Traffic Instructor