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Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety
- OECD
Keeping Children Safe in Traffic
- Report by the Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development draws on best practices and research results
to show how child casualties can be reduced. Free executive summary. $45 for
full report.
- League of American Bicyclists
- Bicycle safety and bicycle maintenance education for bicyclists of all levels and ages. Information on how to find Bicycle Education courses taught by League Certified Instructors.
- Safe Kids
- Walking and bicycling safety tips for parents to teach children.
- Bicyclinginfo
- Tools and resources for improving bicycle safety including education and enforcement, bicycle parking and a bikeability checklist.
- Walkinginfo
- Tools and resources for improving pedestrian safety including education and enforcement, pedestrian safety plans, a walkability checklist and crash data.
- American Academy of Pediatrics "About Bicycle Helmets" brochure
- Describes why children need helmets and how to select one.
- Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
- Information about states with helmet laws, studies on bicycle helmet use and a list of bicycle helmet videos.
- Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls and standards
- Search on "bike helmets" for benefits of wearing helmets and product recall announcements.
- ASIMO Step to Safety Pedestrian Safety Video
- Teaches safe street crossing procedure for children ages 5 through 9.
- FHWA Bicycle Safety Education Resource Database
- Searchable database by audience, riding skill level and bicycling topic.
- FHWA Good Practices Guide for Bicycle Safety Education
- For program developers or those seeking an existing bicycle safety education program.
- NHTSA Ride Smart, It's Time to Start
- Video for middle school students that promotes bicycle helmet use.
- NHTSA Bike Safe, Bike Smart
- Bicycle safety video for middle school students. This is a sequel to Ride Smart, It's Time to Start.
- NHTSA Bicyle Safety Activity Kit
- Materials for children ages 4 through 7 and 8 through 11.
- Florida DOT and University of Florida Dept of Urban and Regional Planning, Florida Traffic and Bicycle Safety Education Program
- Elementary and middle school materials and activities.
- Hawaii Bicycling League BicycleEd Hawaii Program
- For fourth grade students in public schools; offers classroom and on-bike instruction with a focus on comprehension of street patterns and acceptable street behavior.
- North Carolina DOT Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation and the Bicycle Federation of America (now the National Center for Bicycling and Walking), Basics of Bicycling Curriculum
- Bicycle safety and on-bike handling skills for elementary school children in North Carolina.
- Bicycle Coalition of Maine Bicycle Safety Education Program
- The program serves kindergarten through eighth grade, but is aimed primarily targeted to fourth and fifth grade students.
- Bicycle Transportation Alliance Bicycle Safety Program
- Hands-on bicycle safety courses for fouth through seventh grade children in Oregon.
- Texas Bicycle Coalition Texas Supercyclist
- Curriculum to certify elementary health and physical education teachers to teach fourth and fifth grade students the basics of traffic safety, with emphasis on bicycle riders as vehicle operators.
- Rockville Department of Recreation and Parks Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Education Program
- Pedestrian safety skills for children in kindergarten through second grade and bicycling skills for children in third through fifth grade through a combination of classroom and hands-on skills practice. Free and downloadable from the Internet.
- NHTSA Safe Routes to School Toolkit, Classroom Activities
- Designed to assist parents and school personnel with initiating and implementing SRTS programs and includes information for developing pedestrian and bicycle safety curricula and lessons and how to integrate safety education messages into other academic subjects.
- NHTSA Safe Routes to School Practice and Promise
- Provides decision makers with information about SRTS, including the history of SRTS, the key factors and strategies used by successful programs, the risks and benefits, and case studies of SRTS programs from around the United States and abroad.
- Marin County Bicycle Coalition Safe Routes to School Program
- Lesson plans on physical fitness, healthy lifestyles and the environment.
- Active and Safe Routes to School Canada, IWalk Week Activity Ideas
- Kindergarten through high school hands-on learning activities covering safety, health and the environment.
Personal Safety
- Center for Missing and Exploited Children Guidelines for Programs to Reduce Child Victimization
- Provides school personnel, parents and communities with guidance about program elements and messages needed to teach personal safety to children.
- Center for Missing and Exploited Children Know the Rules... For Going To and From School More Safely
- Tips to help parents prepare their children for a safer journey to and from school.
- U.S. Department of Justice Personal Safety for Children: A Guide for Parents
- Provides information for parents about how to talk to children about safety, advice to parents about how to keep children safe, and tips to children about how they can protect themselves.
- US HRSA Stop Bullying Now
- Resources for adults and educational messages for children.
Health and Environment
- USDA My Pyramid
- Activities and physical activity messages for children.
- CDC Verb Campaign
- Physical activity promotion for middle school children.
- Georgia Clean Air Campaign
- Classroom activities and information for parents and educators.
- US EPA Environmental Kids Club
- Classroom activities and information for parents and educators.
- City of Portland Office of Transportation Kids on the Move
- Curriculum focuses on safety and the impact of vehicle use on the environment. Free and downloadable from the Internet.
