Encouragement

The National Bicycle and Walking Study presents a plan of action for activities at the Federal, State, and local levels for increasing the amount of walking and bicycling in the United States.

Article by Pedestrian Safety Roadshow: Speeding cars, children darting into traffic, and streets without sidewalks place youth at risk on America's roads

This page contains several helpful resources including a beginner's toolkit, training materials, and more.

Preventing Pedestrian Crashes: Preschool/Elementary School Children
Provides information to parents on pedestrian risks for preschool and elementary school children. Safe and Sober Campaign. Taken from the NHTSA website.

Resource File: 

Prevent Pedestrian Crashes.pdf

Available Resources:

Walk To School Day, USA (HTML format) - provides background information about the national event, online registation, and valuable resources and links tailored for those planning an event.

International Walk To School Day (HTML format) - provides background information about this world-wide movement and how to get involved internationally.

The goals of the original study are to: (1) Double the percent of trips made by bicycling and walking and (2) reduce by ten percent the number of fatalities and injuries by pedestrians and bicyclists.

Resource File: 

NBWS_10yr_Progress_Report.pdf