Bright idea to keep kids safe

HUNDREDS OF HULL CHILDREN TO RECEIVE FREE BICYCLE LIGHTS

- By DEBORAH HALL

Around 800 students will receive a free set of bike lights and a hi-vis rucksack cover

A SUCCESSFUL cycle safety scheme will run across Hull for a fourth winter, but with a new focus.

Bike Lights for Dark Nights will be supporting young people who cycle to and from school to stay safe and seen during the darker evenings.

Over the past three years, Hull City Council's Bike Lights for Dark Nights initiative has seen the local authority engage with hundreds of people cycling at locations across the city.

This has been on top of targeted work with some of the city's biggest employers and through collaboration with the voluntary sector.

To date, the initiative has mainly involved the delivery of "popup" public events on key commuter routes and junctions in the city, where people cycling have been observed riding in poor visibility. In the UK, it is a legal requirement to cycle with lights between sunset and sunrise.