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that many students do not wear
helmets and often ride on the
wrong side of the road.
"We just don't want people to
get hurt this year," said Tony
Pezone, president of Sussex
Cyclists, a local bicycling club.
"We're trying to teach them to
always wear their helmet, ride
with the traffic and obey all the
traffic laws," he said.
Pezone said his group spent a
quarter of its annual budget on the
bike safety fair.
"We had a surge of interest later
in the day, and the numbers were
significantly better than last year
for the safety seminar," Pezone
said. "We had about 50 percent
more people attending and gave
away over 700 helmets with
another 70 going to Lewes
Library for distribution there."
In addition to helmets and
lights, two new bicycles were raf-
fled off.
Mary Balfe, a seasonal worker
from Longford, Ireland, won a
new Giant Cypress bicycle. She
said she came to the event to learn
about the local laws. "I wanted to
find out if they are the same as at
home. I also heard they will be
giving out helmets."
DelDOT spent about $10,000
on the event, said Mollie Raley, a
planner for the state agency.
Other groups who lent their
Maci Aglio, 6, daughter of
Anthony and Janae Aglio of
Felton, navigates the bike-
safety course during the
safety fair. The course taught
children how to signal and
how to ride with traffic.
support were Delaware State
Police, Beebe MediCal Center,
Sussex County SAFE Kids,
McDonald's of Rehoboth, Lots of
Linens, and the Chambers of
Commerce in both Lewes and
Rehoboth Beach.
Rehoboth Beach Police was
also on hand, giving out informa-
tion about local bicycle laws.
As Balfe left the building with
her new bicycle, Pezone said, "If
we see you riding without a hel-
met, we take back the bike."
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