Motorcycle, bicycle expo keeps Travis safe, strong and healthy

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  • By Master Sgt. Robert Wade
  • 349th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE,Calif. --  What do sunshine, children, bicycles and motorcycles have in common?

Well, if you were at the Airman and Family Readiness Center on Travis AFB  April 16 you would know the answer because the A&FRC hosted the Health, Wellness and Safety Family Fest.

The festival included workshops for parents, a bike rodeo, motorcycle stunts and safe motorcycle riding techniques.

The event was held in the A&FRC parking lot with the workshops being conducted inside the A&FRC.

The Solano Transit Authority provided bicycle helmets for bike rodeo participants. They also provided a trailer loaded with bicycles for use by children who did not have their bikes present. "We gave out 16 or 17 helmets to the kids," said Susan Clabby, 60th Ground Safety specialist.

"It went very well," she said. "I was impressed with the turnout with more than 25 kids participating."

Staff Sgt. Kenneth Phillips, 60th Occupational Safety specialist, coordinated the motorcycle skills presentation. The presentation displayed expert motorcycle handling skills to the audience. Participants in the motorcycle safety skills presentation included representatives from the California Highway Patrol motor division.

Following the motorcycle skills presentation, several motorcycle stunt riders performed for the crowd including Jason Pullen performing sport bike stunts on his Harley-Davidson Sportster motorcycle. Mr. Pullen impressed the crowd with his ability to perform stunts on his nearly 600 pound motorcycle as if it were a 300 pound sport bike.

Numerous displays and information booths were present including poison prevention, immunization, food safety and nutritional medicine. Resource agencies present included PAWS for Healing, Big Brothers-Big Sisters, the Health and Wellness Center, Solano Family and Children Services, the Red Cross and Military Once Source.

The California Highway Patrol performed car seat safety checks and the American Automobile Association provided fingerprinting services.

Inside the A&FRC, Parent University provided workshops for parents. In all, 16 separate workshops were conducted.
  
More than 300 people attended the festival, said  Jaye Hurt, A&FRC community readiness consultant.