Followed closely behind by her dad, Mark, Katie weaved through orange cones, showed her stopping skills, rode around inside two painted circles and between two straight lines, and executed a stop, left-turn signal and turn before being congratulated by Optimist members on her skills. Mark said Katie, who has only been riding since her birthday in January, is a real bike enthusiast. She readily volunteers to go out in the driveway and ride by herself. Apparently all that practice paid off. While prizes are a big part of the event, learning good safety skills is most important.
Nothing is timed.
We're more interested in skills and executing them than time. And for Scout Pack 35 Den 3 from Oak Hall-Charles Evans, it brought a little more benefit. It goes toward one of their pins called the Readyman pin and bicycle safety is one of the things they have to do to get that pin. Pack member Clinton Wood said the rodeo was fun, but presented its share of challenges. His fellow Scout Jordan Powell echoed that sentiment, but said he liked zig-zagging between the orange cones the best.