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h <br />P- 7 '� - -2 <br />Lake -Elmo City Council <br />Lake Elmo City Hall <br />Lake Elmo, MN 55042 <br />Our beautiful Minnesota <br />Also approaching Is the time <br />young citizens will be taking <br />their bicycleso <br />summer is rapidly approaching. <br />of year when Lake Elmo's <br />to the cities roadways on <br />Accompanying summer, and the increase in bicycle traffic, <br />Is a very real potential for tragedy® <br />Current statistics indicate that approximately 1000 <br />deaths a year result from bicycle accidents. Safety experts <br />estimate the one million injuries a year, with more than <br />400,000 serious enough to warrant emergency room treatment® <br />result from bicycle related mishaps. <br />Co help promote bicycle safety in Lake Elmo, the Lake <br />Elmo Jaycees will be sponsoring a Travelers Bicycle Rodeo <br />on June 2, 1979. In conjunction with the Bicycle Rodeo we <br />request that the Lake Elmo City Council pass a resolution <br />proclaiming "Bicycle Safety Week" the week of May 27 through <br />June 29 1979, in Lake Elmo® <br />We feel that this will help raise the awareness in the <br />adult community of Lake Elmo, as to what their stake is <br />(our community's children) and what their contribution means <br />to bicycle safety. <br />We thank you for your time and interest in thip matter, <br />and we hope that you will act favorably on this request. <br />Sincerely® <br />Lake Elmo Jaycee Bi elcle Safety <br />Project Committee <br />John Hughes, Chairman <br />NO, 2 0 1918 <br />