Education Programs: Bike Safety, Health & Bicycle Helmets
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There are bicyclist that have bicycled thousands of mile a year for decades without a crash. It is not because of a special bicycle, glitzy cyclist equipment or they just lucked-out. It is because they maintained their bike, had the right equipment and learn how to ride safely. Educate yourself on bike safety and you too can enjoy safe cycling for a lifetime.
[Note: Some of these files are in PDF format, and are designed so that you can print them and distribute them in your community.]
Infants, Kids, Bicycle and Trailers: Child Seats vs. Trailers, what's safe?
Teaching Kids (and Adults) to Bicycle Video "Learning to Bicycle Without Pain, Teaching Bicycling Without Strain" and narrative description.
Teach Your Children Bicycle Safety: A primer on helping your kids to have more fun cycling by bicycling safely.
Tips for Getting Started with Bicycling Helpful advice for both children and adults stepping up their bicycling a notch.
Bicycle Injury Prevention Self-inflicted sports injuries can occur from bicycling. The good news is that bicycling is a very low-impact sport and riding smart can avoid most of this injuries:
Bigger Kids: Which Bike to Choose and Buy As Children Grow
Adult Bike Frame Buying, Building and Metallurgy
Bicycle Safety Education / Injury Reduction Programs Programs ideas to be implemented local bike safety programs, with safety education curriculum.
Components of a Bicycle Safety Education Program with Critique Of Traditional & Modified Bicycle Rodeos
Components of Bicycle Safety Skill Course with skills course participant evaluation (PDF file)
Bicycle-Drivers Training Curriculum
- Youth Bicycle Maintenance Program Curriculum
- Bike Safety Checklist (PDF file - print & distribute)
- Bicycling Safely In Traffic (PDF file - print & distribute)
Bicycle Helmet A discussion of bike helmets and bicycle accidents.
- Bicycle Helmet brochure (PDF file - print & distribute)
- Head Injury Some of the implications of head injuries.
- Infant, Toddler and Child Helmets
- Bike Helmet Related Resources and Reduced Price Bicycle Helmet Offers
Bicycle Statutes, Laws and Codes (USA and South Africa)
Bicycle Tour Hazards Evaluation and Control (PDF file)
Crashes Some tips on how to avoid them, and what to do when a driver didn't drive safely for conditions, which includes in the presence of a bicyclist (or pedestrian), and nails them.
Enforcement, Bicycles and Education
Group Riding Safety and Etiquette (PDF file - print & distribute) A primer on helping adults to have more fun cycling by bicycling safely.
Multi-use, Non-motorized Trails (Bikeways) Etiquette
- Guidelines for Sharing Multi-use, Non-motorized Trails From IBF brochure.
- IBF "Share the Trail" brochure (PDF file - print & distribute) This brochure covers multi-use hard surface trails. Not covers is the etiquette, generally on soft surface trails, when meeting horse riders on trails: Speak to the riders and communicate when it is safe to pass.
- Model Non-Motorized Trail Ordinance Companion legislation to the Share the Trail Guide.
Basic First Aid for Bicycle Travel & Tours
Heat Related Illness and Bicycling
Outline on Accident Data (PDF file) Practical Applications for Education, Engineering & Enforcement
Safety Literature, Vidoes and Links Source information and links.
IBF's Bicycle / Safety / Sustainability Bibliography / Reading List
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