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Bear – 3rd Grade
Bears on Bikes
Elective
Requirement 5

Brake Test

Bear – 3rd Grade
Bears on Bikes
Elective
Requirement 5

Brake Test

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts demonstrate how to operate their bicycle brakes.  

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  • Bike, one per Cub Scout 
  • Helmet, one per Cub Scout 
  • Orange safety cones 
  • Chalk 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Find a safe are free of obstacles to conduct the activity.  
  2. Mark off area with orange safety cones. 
  3. A day prior to the meeting remind Cub Scouts, parents, and legal guardians to bring their bikes, bike helmets, and other safety gear to the meeting.  
  4. Draw a start and stop line on the parking lot in chalk.  

During the meeting: 

  1. Review bicycle helmet safety and have Cub Scouts put on their helmets.  
  2. Have Cub Scouts line up along the start line. They will complete this activity one at a time. 
  3. Tell Cub Scout that when you say “GO!” they will begin pedaling toward the finish line. When you say “STOP!” they are to use their brakes and stop. Explain that they will start and stop several times on their way to the finish line. Remind them that they should use their “stop” hand signal.  
  4. Say “GO!” so that Cub Scout will start pedaling. After they’ve pedaled for a bit, say “STOP!”  
  5. Repeat until everyone is across the finish line.  

Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.