Lite-a-Bike

The Lite a Bike program is aimed at reducing the number of bicyclists struck by motor vehicles during the hours of darkness. Participating VFW posts around the world purchase and apply reflective tape to children's bicycles to make them more visible at night. More than 30 million bicycles have been provided with this reflective tape since the program's inception. Although better reflective devices on bicycles are making this program less necessary, many posts still continue it. Others have expanded the program by offering to apply the tape to the costumes of trick-or-treaters on Halloween.