Resources: Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Education
Knowing how to walk and bicycle safely are important lifeskills. Incorporate safety education as part of any program to encourage kids to bike and walk to school. Educate parents and drivers, too. Remind parents and other drivers to obey speed limits and yield to walkers and bicyclists.
Maryland Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Education Program
Developed by Rockville Department of Recreation and Parks through a grant from the Maryland State Highway Administration's Highway Safety Office, the Maryland Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Education Program is a comprehensive set of lessons for K-5, with each year building on skills and concepts introduced in previous years. The program emphasizes practicing skills such as safe street crossing and bicycle riding.
The K-5 lessons are available for download below, as well as an adminstrator's guide and teacher's guide. Each document is in PDF format and can be viewed with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Lessons, K-5
- Guide, 6.16 mb
- Cover, 1.33 mb
- Complete: Guide and Cover, 7.49 mb
Administrator's Guide
- Guide, 3.49 mb
- Cover, 1.59 mb
- Complete: Guide and Cover, 5.08 mb
Teacher's Guide
- Guide, 6.21 mb
- Cover, 1.33 mb
- Complete: Guide and Cover, 7.55 mb
"Step to Safety with ASIMO" children’s pedestrian safety DVD/video
The National Safety Council and the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center are pleased to join Honda in offering a free copy of this DVD geared to students ages five to nine. During the 14-minute program, students discover safe and responsible street crossing steps that will educate and entertain them as they develop important pedestrian safety skills and learn to make smart safety decisions. Suggested activities and questions are also included.
