Bicycle News and Information as Presented to Greenbelt Riders in the 1930's



SAFETY HINTS TO BIKE RIDERS

  • Give hand signals before stopping or turning,
  • Keep close to the curb on the right hand side of the road,
  • Equip your bike with a front white light and a rear reflecting red light,
  • Ride with both hands on the handle-bars and never carry other passengers on your bike, and
  • OBEY ALL traffic laws and regulations. 2
    • BOY ON BIKE HIT BY CAR

    Greenbelt's first traffic accident occurred on 8 April 1938, at 5:45 in the evening. A man was on his way home, when he struck a little kid who was riding his bike. The man immediately rushed the kid to the infirmary at the town center, where the doctors transferred him to a D.C. hospital for x-rays. The x-rays showed that nothing was broken and a few days later the kid was sent home.2 No word on if any charges were pressed, or the identities of the parties involved.
    BICYCLE FOR SALE
    The following ad appeared for two weeks in the Cooperator:

    BICYCLE FOR SALE
    Ladies...Elgin...in first class condition. REASONABLE.
    E. Sherman     15-B Parkway Rd. 3


    CO-OP DRUG STORE AD
    The following ad appeared in the Cooperator

    GREENBELT DRUG STORE
    Bicycle Bells  
    Bicycle Locks4
    BICYCLE TAGS ARE READY


    Identification tags for bicycle owners are now available at the Town Administration office every morning from 11:00am to 12:00 noon. The aluminum bands will be given out free of charge to all who want them put on their bicycle for identification in case of loss or theft. A record corresponding to each tag will be kept in the office, in connection with the lost and found department.5
    RESIDENT OPINION
    The following appeared in the Cooperator in a column of quotes from residents

    "We are glad to see so many people using the underpasses."
        -- June Zoellner 4




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