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Bicycle Safety Program
Through education, enforcement, outreach and legislation, NHTSA's bicycle safety program goals are directed toward reducing bicycle injuries and fatalities. Bicycling is encouraged as an alternate mode of transportation to motor vehicle travel.
feature arrow icon Uniform Guidelines for State Highway Safety Programs - Bicycles
feature arrow icon Legislative Facts 2008: Bicycle Helmet Use Laws
feature arrow icon Traffic Safety Facts 2006: Bicyclists and other Cyclists
feature arrow icon Traffic Safety Facts 2006: Children
feature arrow icon Employees and Bicycle Safety
Law Enforcement Products
feature arrow icon Law Enforcement's Roll Call Video: “Enforcing Law for Bicyclists”
feature arrow icon Enhancing Bicycle Safety: Law Enforcement’s Role (CD-ROM Training)
DOT Pedestrian and Bicycle Clearinghouse
feature arrow icon Pedestrian & Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Brochures for Download
feature arrow icon Bikeability Checklist
feature arrow icon Kids and Bicycle Safety
feature arrow icon Kids and Bicycle Safety - (Spanish)
feature arrow icon Easy Steps for Fitting a Bicycle Helmet
feature arrow icon Easy Steps for Fitting a Bicycle Helmet - (Spanish)
feature arrow icon Prevent Bicycle Crashes: Parents and Caregivers
feature arrow icon Seven Smart Routes to Bicycle Safety
Videos and Clips
feature arrow icon Fitting a Bicycle Helmet (wmv format, 17MB)
feature arrow icon Fitting a Bicycle Helmet (Spanish version)
feature arrow icon For Kids - Ride Smart. It's Time to Start. (2002)
feature arrow icon For Kids - Bike Safe. Bike Smart. (2004)
feature arrow icon For Adults - Bicycle Safety Tips for Adults
Activities and Materials for Kids
feature arrow icon Pedestrian Safety Trail and Bike Tour
feature arrow icon Bicycle Safety Activity Kit
feature arrow icon Back to School Safely
feature arrow icon Play It Safe: My Traffic Safety Fun Site
feature arrow icon Walking and Biking Safety – Kindergarten to Grade 3
feature arrow icon Walking and Biking Safety – Toddlers and Preschoolers
Safe Routes to School (SRTS)
feature arrow icon DOT National Center for Safe Routes to School
feature arrow icon Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Guide
feature arrow icon Safe Routes to School - Tool Kit
feature arrow icon Safe Routes to School - Practice & Promise
feature arrow icon Walkability Checklist
feature arrow icon FHWA Office of Safety - Safe Routes to School
Resource Guides
feature arrow icon National Strategies for Advancing Bicycle Safety
feature arrow icon International Walk To School Month/Back To School Planner for Pedestrians, Bicyclists, and School Bus Riders
feature arrow icon Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Resource Guide
feature arrow icon A Compendium of NHTSA Pedestrian and Bicyclist Traffic Safety Research Projects, 1969-2007
feature arrow icon Bicycle Helmet Use Laws: Lessons Learned From Selected Sites
feature arrow icon Resource Guide on Laws Related to Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety
feature arrow icon Getting to School Safely: Community Action Kit
Related Links
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 external link icon Brain Injury Association of American: Kids Safety
 external link icon U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission: Kids Safety
 external link icon Bicycle Safety Education Resource Center
 external link icon Pedestrian & Bicycle Information Center
 external link icon Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
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More On The Web
 external link icon Federal Highway Admin. - FHWA Office of Safety
 external link icon National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
 external link icon Federal Highway Admin. - Bicycle & Pedestrian Program
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