Bike Safety For Kids

Always wear your helmet.

Bike safety for kids.

Make sure your child has the right equipment. Never ride in the street. Protect your brain save your life. Whether your kids take the bus carpool walk or bike safe kids wants them to get back to school safely.

To better ensure that children understand bicycle safety and engage in life long bicycle safety behaviors adults need to demonstrate the desired behaviors when cycling including wearing a helmet and following the rules of the road. Stand over your bicycle. The league s ride smart program also is a great resource for educational videos classes tips and other information about bike safety. There should be 1 to 2 inches between you and the top tube bar if using a road bike and 3 to 4 inches if a mountain.

We provide bicycle safety tips educational material and other resources. Tips for bicycle safety. Teach kids the rules of the road. Make sure your child s bike is kept in good working order.

Activities for children ages 4 to 7. Nhtsa is dedicated to promoting safe motorist and bicyclist behavior through education and enforcement efforts. Every year lots of kids need to see their doctor or go to the emergency room because of bike injuries. Read on for more details about bike safety and children.

Have your child wear a helmet every time he or she rides a bike see box below. Make sure the bike is the correct. Bike riding is a lot of fun but accidents happen. Visit the consumer product safety commission site for additional bike safety experiments and resources.

Follow these tips for safe bike riding. Explore this interactive experience with your kids and join us in protecting kids on the move. Jude trike a thon has a four lesson video series to teach kids in preschool and kindergarten the most important bike safety messages. Why should kids wear a bike helmet.

The safest way to use your bike is to get places not to play. Safety basics top bicycle safety rules and the rules of the. Elementary school version english fhwa produced three bicycle safety education videos and three pedestrian safety education videos for different age groups. For more information see the national highway traffic safety administration publication easy steps to properly fit a bicycle helmet adjust your bicycle to fit.