IS BRAG SAFE FOR CHILDREN?
Children are the future of our sport. Unlike some other statewide rides, BRAG is family-oriented and encourages children to participate. On a recent BRAG, we had 166 children on our ride 12 years of age and younger. The youngest child was 1-year old, riding on his/her parent’s bicycle, in a child carrier seat or trailer. In our 30 years of cross-state bicycle rides, we have never had a serious injury to a child 12 years of age or younger. BRAG strongly emphasizes safety on all of its rides. Item 12 on the BRAG Safety Pledge states: “I will provide immediate adult supervision to my bicycling children under age 16.” When children ride with responsible adults, BRAG is a safe bicycling event. One of the prime advantages of a large ride like BRAG is that the motorists are forced to pay attention to us. We do not have many problems with motorists. Accidents on BRAG are usually caused by bicycles running into other bicycles. With a responsible adult nearby, the probability of a child having a
