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Encouraging Safe and Active
Transportation to School
Jonathan Hooshmand, MPH
University of Miami
BikeSafe and WalkSafe Programs
Program Missions
• Decrease the number of pediatric pedestrian and
bicyclist injuries
• Increase physical activity
• Encourage the use of walkable and bikeable
environments
6-E Model
Engineering
Enforcement
Evaluation Education
Equity
Encouragement
Where we’ve been successful
• Created sustainable programs
• Work at various levels within the school system
• Establishing strong and supportive networks
Transportation to school in the US
Source: Safe Routes to School. 2014. Buses, Boots, and Bicycles: Exploring Collaboration Between Safe Routes to School and School Busing Professionals to Get Children to School Safely and Healthily. Accessed on July 10, 2014 at: http://saferoutespartnership.org/sites/default/files/pdf/Buses-Boots-and-Bicycles-2014.pdf
Why the decrease in active transportation to
school?
Why the decrease in active transportation to
school?
Injury Facts
Healthcare cost of pedestrian death & injury
among ages 0-14 is >$7.2 billion
Almost 70% of pedalcyclist fatalities occur in
urban areas
Why We Started…..
How it began
2001 Task Force Meeting
WalkSafe Three Day Overview
Day 1
Homeroom Teacher
Teacher-led Classroom Discussion
Day 2
PE Teacher
Outside Street-Crossing Simulation
Day 3
Art Teacher
Poster Contest or other Creative Activity
Instructional CreativeModeling
WalkSafe Key Curriculm Features
Evidence-Based:
Significantly improves pedestrian
safety knowledge
Multi-Modal Teaching
Techniques:
Day 1: Instructional
Day 2: Simulation
Day 3: Creative
3 Age-Appropriate Versions:
Kindergarten – 1st Grade
2nd Grade – 3rd Grade
4th Grade – 5th Grade
Reporting:
Ability to track and report
number of children educated
each year via Curriculum
Completion Form
Florida Standards:
Health Education (HE)
Physical Education (PE)
Visual Arts (VA)
Free Resource:
Available for download at
http://www.iwalksafe.org/Getting started? Go to the Schools and
Teachers Zone to become a WalkSafe
Educator
Online Teacher Training
WalkSafe Curriculum Summary 2007-2015Miami-Dade County
Total students educated over the years
70,531
87,070
143,263137,941
129,180
112,050
122,553 122,178 119,310
0
40,000
80,000
120,000
160,000
# TOTAL STUDENTS EDUCATED
Long-term results
Pedestrian and Bicyclist CRASH Data
Pedestrian and Bicyclist Trauma Data
Total Number of Pediatric (0-14) Pedestrian and Bicyclist Hit By Car (PHBC/BHBC) Injuries in MDC Trauma Centers* from 2003 to 2016
*Miami-Dade Trauma Centers: Ryder Trauma Center and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital**BHBC Data was not collected at RTC and NCH until 2011
BikeSafe Curriculum
Day 1Bike Basics
Helmet fit and how
the brain functions
when riding
Day 2Preparing to Ride
What to know
before riding your
bicycle
Day 3Rules of Riding
Predictability and
visibility through
obstacle soccer
Day 4Riding Safely
Course review and
off-bike riding
simulation
BikeSafe Curriculum: Key Features
Evidence-Based:
Significantly improves Bicycle safety
knowledge
Multi-Modal Teaching
Techniques:
Instructional
Modelling
Creative
Reporting:
Ability to track and report
number of children educated
each year via Curriculum
Completion Form
Florida Standards:
Health Education (HE)
Physical Education (PE)
Free Resource:
Available for download at
www.ibikesafe.orgGetting started? Go to the Curriculum page
to become a BikeSafe teacher
Online Teacher Training
BikeSafe Reach - Schools
Achieving Support at Various levels
Region Directors
District School
Board
District
Phys. Ed. & Health Director
School Principals
Phys. Ed
Teachers
Making Change in this System
Region Directors
District School
Board
District
Phys. Ed. & Health Director
School Principals
Phys. Ed
Teachers
Community Traffic
Safety Team
Making Change in this System
Community Traffic
Safety Team
Florida Department of Transportation
Local City
Public WorksSchool Police
Director of School
Safety
Developing a strong network
Key Supporters
Florida Department of Transportation
Safe Routes to School
Community Outreach
Thank you
Jonathan Hooshmand, MPH
University of Miami, KiDZ Neuroscience Center
