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Florida Traffic And Bicycle Safety Education Program (FTBSEP)

Traffic Safety: Elementary Curriculum

Elementary School Level- Traffic and bicycle safety education at the elementary school level focuses on pedestrian, school bus and bicycle safety, with hands-on applications. Prepares Physical Education and Health teachers at the elementary level during 1½ day training following the Traffic Safety Education Guide. Materials used to conduct the workshop focus on development of pedestrian and bike-handling skills appropriate for physical education classes. These are provided at no cost to teachers by a grant from the Florida Department of Transportation Safety Office.

Pre-Driver's Ed Thinking Ahead: Middle School Curriculum

Middle School Level- Emphasizes bicycle knowleadge and skills for the middle-school student, in addition to health, nutrition, and exercise. Lessons include on-bike practice and classroom instruction with interactive video components. Scheduling these programs in a crowded curriculum requires creative solutions, which many schools have met by embedding the curriculum in Physical Education classes.

Bike 'N Ped Drivers Ed: Motorists Education Curriculum

Fulfills the need for bicycle and pedestrain safety education in driver education programs. Driver Ed instructors are given the information for teaching bicycle and pedestrian laws, common crash types and responsible sharing of the road through classroom activities, homework, and evaluation tools.

Community Training Workshops

Prepare community law enforcement officials, youth group leaders, community safety specialists, and school resource officers bicycle safety and rules of the road at the elementary level. The Traffic Safety Education Guide is provided at a small cost to participants, who learn how to implement successful bicycle safety programs and present bicycle safety information to the public. Participants also receive a copy of "The Guide to Bicycle Rodeos" by John Williams and Dan Burden.

Each school forms a School Traffic Safety Team.
A bicycle/pedestrian safety component is written into the "School Improvement Plan" dealing with safe routes, a safety committee, and a safety education curriculum.
A school-wide travel survey is conducted at the beginning of the project to assess the various transportation modes students use to go to and from school.
A school site design analysis and a neighborhood site assessment are conducted to determine the conditions of street traffic, parent and bus drop-off locations, sidewalks, crossings, and the overall safety of existing routes to school.
Attitudinal surveys are administered to parents and students, identifying their concerns.
A list of planned improvements are generated and presented to the appropriate government entity for consideration and funding using a variety of monetary sources, including state/federal "safety" dollars and sidewalk "enhancement" funds.
Traffic Safety Training is given to physical education teachers, school resource officers, and crossing guards.
Finally, a Traffic Safety Education curriculum is implemented for students. Parents are encouraged to participate through "walking school bus" programs and other "safe" neighborhood initiatives.

A follow-up travel survey is administered and an on-going process established to continue to assess traffic hazards.
The Florida Traffic and Bicycle Safety Education Program used the information obtained from a two year pilot program to create a "tool kit" that can be used by schools throughout the state and nation to create a safer bicycling and walking environment for children. The tool kit (available in Florida) includes a student travel survey, a school site design assessment, a neighborhood site assessment, parent and student attitudinal surveys, a video, "How To" manual, clipboard, pen and file folders, all in a schoolhouse box carrying case.