July 8, 2026Sammamish Commons

Know Your Ride with Influence the Choice at Sammamish Farmers Market

Community Outreach

Know Your Ride joined Influence the Choice at the Sammamish Farmers Market to connect with families, students, and community members around e-bike safety, youth well-being, and responsible riding.

When youth safety, trusted adults, and community education come together, prevention becomes stronger.

Partner spotlight graphic reading Interview with Erica Vogt, Executive Director of Influence the Choice, with Know Your Ride and Influence the Choice logos and a community booth photo.

On July 8, 2026, Know Your Ride joined Influence the Choice at the Sammamish Farmers Market at Sammamish Commons for community outreach focused on safer riding, youth well-being, and responsible choices.

Know Your Ride shared booth space with Influence the Choice and connected with families and community members about e-bike safety information, youth well-being, and the choices riders make before and during a ride.

The outreach kept prevention and safer mobility in the same conversation. Know Your Ride shared resources, listened to community questions, and highlighted how responsible decision-making can shape what happens on the road, trail, sidewalk, or shared path.

This Community Spotlight is an educational recap of that outreach moment. It is not legal advice, an official policy statement, an endorsement claim, or a substitute for checking current rules with official sources.

When youth safety, trusted adults, and community education come together, prevention becomes stronger.

— Sammamish Farmers Market community outreach, 2026

What stood out

Community Connections

Families, students, and neighbors stopped to ask questions about e-bikes, safety, and local riding concerns.

Youth Prevention in Practice

The outreach connected e-bike awareness with decision-making, responsibility, peer influence, and trusted-adult conversations.

Shared Community Purpose

The event showed how community organizations and local outreach can contribute to safer, healthier, and more informed communities.

What This Moment Showed

Safer riding conversations do not have to happen only after a concern, complaint, or close call. They can happen at a farmers market, at a school table, during a community event, or anywhere families and students are already gathered.

When prevention and transportation safety come together, the message becomes stronger: understand the choice before the moment, understand the ride before the risk, and help young people build independence with awareness.

About This Outreach

This outreach was part of Know Your Ride's community education work alongside Influence the Choice at the Sammamish Farmers Market. Know Your Ride attended to share educational information, listen to community questions, and support safer, more informed conversations around e-bikes and youth responsibility.

This story documents community outreach and learning. It does not imply endorsement of specific products, services, or policy positions.

A Day of Conversations, Resources, and Community Connection

The farmers market created a natural space for conversation. Families and community members were already gathered in a relaxed public setting, making it easier to talk about real questions that come up around e-bikes: what riders should know before heading out, how parents can start the conversation at home, and what responsibility looks like when students ride near schools, sidewalks, roads, and shared spaces.

A Conversation with Erica Vogt of Influence the Choice

Erica VogtExecutive Director, Influence the Choice

In this conversation, Erica Vogt shares a prevention-focused perspective on youth decision-making, trusted adults, healthy choices, and why community education matters before risky moments happen. The conversation highlights why e-bike safety belongs in a broader discussion about responsibility, awareness, peer influence, and youth well-being.