District of Columbia

With the support of the District of Columbia Department of Transportation (Ddot), WABA maintains a cargo van containing bikes, helmets, and all materials necessary for delivery of the program. WABA staff schedule and teach classes in DC elementary schools during the school year and in DC Department of Recreation Centers in the summer months and conduct Confident City Cyling classes troughout the year.

Call us at 202-213-1459 or 202-628-2500 or email us at safetyed@waba.org to find a place on our schedule.

Maryland

In Maryland, supported by the Maryland State Highway Administration, WABA maintains three equipment trailers, trains teachers and other community leaders, and provides a curriculum, website, and mentoring for the coordination of the lessons.

WABA's trailers currently serve the following areas:

• Prince George and Montgomery Counties
• Central Maryland: Cecil, Harford, and Baltimore Counties
• The City of Baltimore

Teacher trainings are scheduled for each of these areas once a year. Educators of many types enroll in WABA's trainings and then apply for the use of the equipment trailer for their events.
a. Elementary school teachers who wish to bring the program to their schools
b. Police, Fire, EMS professionals who want to hold weekend bike safety education events
c. Staff from community organizations such as Safe Kids or the Boy Scouts of America who want to hold weekend bike safety events

The following document describes the steps for bringing the program to your school: Bringing the Program to Your School.

Virginia

The program is beginning in Arlington.  WABA staff schedule and teach classes in elementary schools during the school year, in Recreation Centers in the summer months and conduct Confident City Cyling classes troughout the year.

off-site links

1. Teach how to ride a bike.

2. There are two Bike Rodeo layouts (large and small) posted on WABA's website.

3. A good place to order inexpensive helmets ($8-$10 each): http://www.helmetsrus.net/

4. The Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute has a downloadable flyer for parents on helmet fitting: http://www.helmets.org/fit.htm.

5. Order free bike safety videos from
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA):

Ride Smart. It’s Time to Start.

Bike Safe. Bike Smart.

6. "Safer Journey" is a program of Federal Highway Administration- They have produced two interactive CD's, one the Pedestrian Safer Journey and one the Bicycle Safer Journey. For information visit:
http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov.
The email address given there for ordering them is wrong - use report.center@fhwa.dot.gov.

7. Curriculum guides to MD Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Education Program are downloadable from WABA's website. Page 141 describes the activities involved in one version of a kids bike rodeo skills course.

8. "Keep Your Helmet On" rap.