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Santa Clara County offers bike safety classes instead of fines for youths as collisions rise
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office is bringing back a program for young bicyclists and e-bike riders this summer, saying education and not fines can help prevent serious injuries, which are reportedly increasing. The Juvenile Traffic Diversion Program, revived in partnership with Stanford Health Care’s Trauma and Injury Prevention Program, is aimed at children and […] The post Santa Clara County offers bike safety classes instead of fines for youths as collisions rise appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Santa Clara County offers bike safety classes instead of fines for youths as collisions rise, The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office is bringing back a program for young bicyclists and e-bike riders this summer, saying education and not fines can help prevent serious injuries, which are reportedly increasing. The Juvenile Traffic Diversion Program, revived in partnership with Stanford Health Care’s Trauma and Injury Prevention Program, is aimed at children and […] The post Santa Clara County offers bike safety classes instead of fines for youths as collisions rise appeared first on Local News Matters .
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