Chief Richards, of the Gallatin Police Department, shared with the C.D.S.E. kindergarten students in Gallatin on May 20 about bicycle safety.
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He brought his police bicycle to show the students and explained all of the safety equipment on it. Chief Richards stressed the importance of wearing a bicycle helmet and showed a demonstration of what happens to a small melon when dropped on the floor with no buffer provided. The students then got to see the split melon. Next, he dropped a melon which was strapped into a bicycle helmet. The melon was dropped repeatedly by several different students and never cracked once. Chief Richards also shared how to correctly do hand signals when stopping or turning and other safely rules. Chief Richards gave each student a bicycle safety coloring book and stickers. The kindergarten teachers and students expressed their appreciation for sharing with them.