{"id":1065,"date":"2026-05-05T16:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T20:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/police\/?p=1065"},"modified":"2026-05-05T16:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T20:53:10","slug":"sudbury-bike-safety-roadeo-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/police\/2026\/05\/05\/sudbury-bike-safety-roadeo-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudbury Bike Safety Roadeo 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sudbury Parents! <strong>Sign-Up Your Child Now<\/strong> for a fun, Free Event!<\/p>\n<h2>The&nbsp;<em>Sudbury Bike&nbsp;Safety Roadeo<\/em>&nbsp;for 5<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Grade\u2011Age Kids<\/h2>\n<dl style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap;\">\n<dt style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\">Date:<\/dt>\n<dd style=\"margin: 0 0 0 0.2em; flex: 1 1 auto;\">Sunday, May 31st, 2026<\/dd>\n<dt style=\"margin: 0 0 0 2em; flex: 0 0 auto;\">Time:<\/dt>\n<dd style=\"margin: 0 0 0 0.2em; flex: 1 1 auto;\">1:00p\u20134:00p<\/dd>\n<dt style=\"margin: 0 0 0 2em; flex: 0 0 auto;\">Place:<\/dt>\n<dd style=\"margin: 0 0 0 0.2em; flex: 1 1 auto;\">Curtis Middle School<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.sudbury.ma.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2026\/05\/BicycleSafetyCourseCartoon.jpg?version=c23ccfc15c784af11fab400e866b4ca4\" alt=\"Cartoon of a standing bicyclist observing a sign that reads &quot;Bicycle safety course here&quot;.\" width=\"130\" height=\"83\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.sudbury.ma.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2018\/08\/cropped-cropped-SudburyPolicePatch-2.png?version=2590ea1a6c0e69400660647504b51f56\" alt=\"Sudbury Police clothing patch. Sudbury: Settled 1638. Incorporated 1639. Wadsworth.\" width=\"130\" height=\"130\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.sudbury.ma.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2026\/05\/MassBike.png?version=7c17ae0e9d1f74f128bd49b2e364cc56\" alt=\"MassBike logo.\" width=\"130\" height=\"83\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 0.5em;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.sudbury.ma.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/340\/2021\/03\/SPS-Logo-2019.png?version=dc44de95f19b360174d28e5cca0e4774\" alt=\"Sudbury Public Schools logo. SPS. Pride, Excellence, Unity. 01776.\" width=\"130\" height=\"130\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 1em;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.sudbury.ma.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2026\/05\/BeAlertBadge.jpg?version=b5bcb8800858660f7d118b83ec4694db\" alt=\"Badge of a bandage covered with the prohibition symbol, captioned &quot;Be alert. Don't get hurt.&quot;\" width=\"130\" height=\"133\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>The Roadeo Event<\/h3>\n<p>Collaborating with Sudbury\u2019s Police &amp; Public Schools, MassBike will present a fun, free-of-charge outdoor program to <em>show &amp; tell vital, proven bicycle safety and operating skills<\/em> to pre-registered mixed gender 5<sup>th<\/sup> Grade-age kids who are capable, but untrained riders.<\/p>\n<h3>How<\/h3>\n<p>Experienced, <em>certified and insured MassBike instructors<\/em> will conduct an approximately 3-hour session. The <em>instructors will guide<\/em> young participants in how to follow established bike safety riding principles and essential bike maintenance &amp; operation practices\u2026 using lecture, demonstration, skill drills, and fun obstacle course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All<\/strong> kids who complete the <em>Roadeo<\/em> will get a <em>free<\/em> backpack containing valuable safety gear <strong>plus<\/strong> will receive a <em>Certificate of Completion<\/em>!<\/p>\n<h3>Why<\/h3>\n<p>Everyday there are <strong>more<\/strong> cars, trucks, bicycles, scooters, and people walking\u2026 plus, <strong>more<\/strong> people speeding and <strong>fewer<\/strong> people being attentive to their movements and surroundings. Consequently, there are <em><strong>more<\/strong> ways for kids on bikes to have an accident<\/em>, get hurt or worse. The <em>Bike Safety Roadeo<\/em> will benefit inexperienced riders by instilling timeless best practice safety \u2018rules &amp; tools of the road\u2019 to make them smarter and safer whenever riding their bike.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Our goal<\/strong>: Avoid injuries by knowing your bike, knowing how to operate your bike safely, and knowing the importance of always being aware and focused to ride safely.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>How to Register now<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Approved pre-registration required.<\/strong> Enrollment limited to 40 participants who are 5<sup>th<\/sup> Grade-age and capable of riding without assistance.<\/p>\n<p>Valid registrations will be accepted and confirmed on \u2018first email post received\u2019 basis only.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Act today!<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/police\/roadeo-registration-form\/?download=1\">Download a <em>Roadeo<\/em> registration form<\/a><\/strong> off the \u201cNews &amp; Announcements\u201d section of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sudbury.k12.ma.us\/\">Sudbury Public Schools website<\/a> (www.sudbury.k12.ma.us).<\/p>\n<p>Review the form, fully fill out the form and sign &amp; return form\u2026 only parent-signed forms will be accepted for a child\u2019s <em>Roadeo<\/em> participation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:SPDcurtisroadeo@sudbury.ma.us\"><strong>Send<\/strong> the completed form to: SPDcurtisroadeo@sudbury.ma.us<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>It takes a \u201cvillage\u201d\u2026 to organize a Roadeo.<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The <em>Roadeo<\/em> needs Volunteers to help stage the event!<\/strong> The event will need approximately 15 adult\/\u201cjunior adult\u201d volunteers to fill various <acronym title=\"to be determined\">t.b.d.<\/acronym> roles on-site on event day. <a href=\"mailto:curtisroadeo@aol.com\">If any interested person believes they can help and commit to the full event (i.e., on-site 12p\u20134:30p), please email: curtisroadeo@AOL.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t Miss This Event!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.sudbury.ma.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2026\/05\/BeAlertBadge.jpg?version=b5bcb8800858660f7d118b83ec4694db\" alt=\"Badge of a bandage covered with the prohibition symbol, captioned &quot;Be alert. Don't get hurt.&quot;\" width=\"130\" height=\"133\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Go, <em>Sudbury Roadeo<\/em>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collaborating with Sudbury\u2019s Police &#038; Public Schools, MassBike will present a fun, free-of-charge outdoor program to show &#038; tell vital, proven bicycle safety and operating skills to pre-registered mixed gender 5th Grade-age kids who are capable, but untrained riders. <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/police\/2026\/05\/05\/sudbury-bike-safety-roadeo-2026\/\" aria-label=\"Read full article about Sudbury Bike Safety Roadeo 2026\">Read full article<span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":166,"featured_media":1062,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/police\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1065"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/police\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/police\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/police\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/166"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/police\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1065"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/police\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1077,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/police\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1065\/revisions\/1077"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/police\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/police\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/police\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/police\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}