A study underway at the University of Michigan seeks to get 60% of kids with disabilities (Down syndrome, autism) riding a bike in five days. Afterwards, the children are  tracked for a year to chart the effects on their emotions and intelligence. Kinesiology division professor Dale Ulrich is overseeing the study; he started to work with a program called Lose the Training Wheels under retired engineer and professor Richard Klein several years ago.
The June 20th Detroit Free Press quotes Laura Bailey of the University of Michigan News Service as saying that “just 10% of kids with Down Syndrome can ride …read more