Children’s bicycle education is an important part of the school curriculum in countries with high rates of cycle participation and safety. The numbers of children travelling to school by bicycle has fallen dramatically over the last three decades and bicycle education is an essential requirement in any effort to reverse this trend. The following links provide information on the various bicycle education courses available around Australia:
19th Jan 2011
Report prepared by Ipsos MORI, Dec 2010
The U.K. Department of Transport has released a report that explores attitudes towards cycling; current cycling behavior; and, awareness of, participation in, and experience of “bikeability.”
05th Jan 2011
Promotes a new mobility style for children, parents and teachers: healthy, environmentally sound, safe, and fun!
05th Jan 2011
European Commission Website on Transport
Inventory of European Good Practice Guides on Road Safety Education targeted at young people
22nd Dec 2010
Wilcare Services develops and delivers bicycle training programs for a range of cycling activities which includes:
16th Sep 2010
BikeIt is a schools cycling program run by Sustrans a leading UK charity enabling people to travel by foot, bike or public transport for more of the journeys they make every day.
16th Sep 2010
This page, from the Transport Demand Management encyclopaedia created by the Transport Policy Institute in the Canadian city of Victoria, British Colombia, encourages parents, students and staff to reduce automobile trips and use alternative modes when travelling to and from schools.
16th Sep 2010
The UK's Cycle Training Standards Board was formed in February 2007 by the Department for Transport as an advisory body to the Department on the National Standard for Cycle Training.
16th Sep 2010
This page provides simple step-by-step tips for teaching a child or adult how to ride a bicycle.
16th Sep 2010
This page from the International Bicycle Fund considers various methods of carrying children as bicycle passengers and the appropriate stage in development to become a passenger.
16th Sep 2010
These guidelines address cyclist training skills to prepare trainees to cycle confidently on the road. The guidelines have been developed to cater for a range of trainees and suit both school and adult training environments. The guidelines are based on a number of core skills to ensure that demonstrated ability is achieved.
16th Sep 2010
The WA Department for Planning and Infrastructure has developed fact sheets on riding to school and teaching a child to ride.
16th Sep 2010
This Government of Victoria page provides TravelSmart resources such as school travel planning guides.
16th Sep 2010
This page included inforamation about the Bicycle Education Unit a commercial program which teaches children the practical skills they need to ride safely on the road, within a safe learning environment.
16th Sep 2010
The Good Practices Guide, released in 2002 by the US Department of Transportation, was designed as an informational resource for educators and other interested professionals in planning and developing bicycle safety education programs. The Guide examines 15 existing bicycle safety education programs in the United States and one from Canada.
16th Sep 2010
Information on schools-based Bicycle Education and Bicycle Education providers in Victoria.
16th Sep 2010
Queensland Transport produced this five-page 2001 brochure Cycling: A guide for parents and carers which outlines basic bicycle safety information useful to those teaching children to ride as well as providing contact details for regional bike education programs.
16th Sep 2010
Being able to ride a bicycle is a developmental milestone in the life of a child. This two-page document prepared by the Cycling Promotion Fund provides information for parents about children and bicycles.
16th Sep 2010
This page provides simple step-by-step tips for teaching a child or adult how to ride a bicycle.
16th Sep 2010
Bikeability, a government supported children’s bicycle education program, is ‘cycling proficiency’ for the 21st century, designed to give the next generation the skills and confidence to ride their bikes on today’s roads.
16th Sep 2010
Students at P.S. 76, the Bennington School, in the Bronx, New York celebrated the completion of a month long physical education unit on bike safety and riding by holding a schoolyard bike rodeo. The program was inspired by the tragic death of a student at the school; he was hit by a car while riding his bicycle.
16th Sep 2010
Bike SA has delivered the Way2Go Bike Ed program since 1995 in South Australia. During that time there have been over 80,000 students in years 4, 5, 6 & 7 that have participated successfully in Way2Go Bike Ed.
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