Bicycle Safety: What Every Parent Should Know

For children, a bicycle is often their first vehicle, a source of pride—and an important way to get around. In addition, bicycling is generally a safe activity.

But, when young cyclists make basic mistakes, they’re the ones most likely to get hurt. That’s why it’s important for parents to not only teach youngsters the rules of the road, but safe cycling techniques as well.

 

Spending as little as one hour going over this information can help make kids safer cyclists. And this provides a double benefit for parents: Children are able to get to many nearby places (school, a friend’s house, the library) on their own. Plus, cycling provides good aerobic activity to help reduce the risk of childhood obesity.

Download this free pamphlet below (in either Spanish or English):

- Bicycle Safety: What Every Parent Should Know (English Version) | PDF File 820KB

- Bicycle Safety: What Every Parent Should Know (Spanish Version) | PDF File 1.8MB

Kids CAN Walk To School | Six Things You Can Do To Make Your Child’s Walk To School Safer

The walk to school is becoming an endangered activity; fewer and fewer children walk, even if the school is within a half mile or a mile of their homes. At the same time, streets around many schools are becoming clogged in the mornings by parent/motorists who are dropping their children at school, when they could easily have walked. The US Department of Transportation estimates that up to 20 percent of the morning rush-hour traffic in any given community is caused by children being driven to school.

- Kids CAN Walk To School | Six Things You Can Do To Make Your Child’s Walk To School Safer | PDF Format 298Kb

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