With a promise of more to come, Concord PD mounts first Bike Rodeo

CONCORD, CA (Oct. 14, 2021) — Kids on bikes, great food, happy cops and Latin dancers all came together on a sunny, breezy day at Meadow Homes Park in Concord last Saturday.

The festive event was the “first ever, inaugural” community Bike Rodeo organized by the Concord Police Department.

“This was a great day to bring the community together,” said event chair Murtazah Ghaznawi wearing a big smile as he surveyed the crowd.

Safety skills were front and center as kids by the dozens lined up for one-on-one instruction from officers. Young cyclists learned to give arm signals before turning, how to read road signs and how to safely cross an intersection.
Happy with the turnout for the first-of-its-kind free event, Ghaznawi said the department is already planning another Rodeo in the spring.

“This is so fun,” commented one parent of a novice rider who very recently shed his training wheels. “He got balloons and his bike fixed.