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Rodeo attracts sell-out crowds
More than 600 bike riders are injured or die in the Lower Mainland each sumnmer
Cycling safety stressed in ICBC bid to cut crashes
Exhibition president ‘thrilled’ at turnout by Kevin Diakiw DESPITE SOME foul weather on Friday,
by Jeff Nagel
ICBC IS urging drivers and cyclists to take care as more riders
take to the roads with the approach of summer weather. More than 600 cyclists are injured and four die each year in the Lower Mainland in the peak cycling period of May to October. Across B.C. close to 150 cyclists are injured in each of those months, on average. ICBC director of road safety John Dickinson said cyclists and drivers both need to try harder to be aware of each other on the road. “As a cyclist, I never assume drivers can see me and use multiple lights on the front and rear of my bike,” he said. “When I’m driving, I give cyclists plenty of room so they’re able to react to the unexpected – such as a door suddenly opening into their John Dickinson car path.” ICBC has an interactive map (see our story online) showing where the largest numbers of accidents involving cyclists happen in each neighbourhood of the Lower Mainland.
“As a cyclist, I never assume drivers can see me and use multiple lights on the front and rear of my bike.”
See BIKE TO WORK WEEK / Page 3
JIM KINNEAR / CONTRIBUTOR
A competitor takes a wild ride during the saddle bronc contest at the Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair on Saturday. For more photos from this year’s event, see page 43 and go to surreyleader.com
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the Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair managed to see sell-out crowds for the next two days. “The inclement weather on Friday night was unfortunate, however nice weather throughout the rest of the event drew enthusiastic crowds,” said Shannon Claypool, president of the Cloverdale Rodeo Exhibition Association. “We were especially thrilled with the back-to-back sell-outs for the rodeo.” At the country fair, the event featured the second-annual Cowboy Cook-Off competition that brought the best barbecue masters to compete for $10,000 in prize money, and the World Freestyle Round-Up skateboarding competition that saw the world’s top skateboarders from 10 different countries come together to compete in Surrey. It was a day for the local amateurs in that contest, as Delta’s Ryan Brynelson took first place in the Amateur Freestyle, while Andy Anderson from White Rock took third. Over in the rodeo ring, Chase Erickson (Helena Montana) took first place in bareback riding, Dawson Jandreau (Kennebec, South Dakota) grabbed first spot for saddle bronc riding and Rylee McKenzie (St. Paul, Alberta) took top spot for ladies barrel racing. Trey Benton of Rock Island, Texas nailed the bull riding for first place.All blue ribbon winners in the rodeo took home more than $20,000.
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