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Letter| October 01 2017 Letters to the Editor Michael J. Vandeman, Ph.D. Michael J. Vandeman, Ph.D. 1mjvande@pacbell.net Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar The American Biology Teacher (2017) 79 (8): 613. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2017.79.8.613 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Michael J. Vandeman; Letters to the Editor. The American Biology Teacher 1 October 2017; 79 (8): 613. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2017.79.8.613 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe American Biology Teacher Search Dear Dr. McComas: Mountain Bike Racing – A Serious Threat to Children and Wildlife One of the primary goals of school is creating good citizens. Promoting an environmentally and socially destructive sport like mountain biking does the opposite! It is shameful that some schools allow their name to be associated with mountain bike racing. Mountain bikers have recently been promoting mountain bike racing in high schools and even middle schools around the country. Biology teachers are ideally placed to knowledgably oppose this trend, because they understand that trail construction – and trail use – destroy habitat. Introducing children to mountain biking is irresponsible. Mountain biking, besides being expensive and very environmentally destructive, is extremely dangerous. Recently, a 12-year-old girl in Colorado died during her very first mountain biking lesson. Serious accidents and even deaths from mountain biking are common. Truth be told, mountain bikers want to introduce kids to mountain... You do not currently have access to this content.