BIKE SAFETY BASICS for Children
Our Bike Safety Basics for Kids program for children ages 5-12, designed and instructed by PedalPower Kids, is offered to community youth groups and can be held at one of the Bike Safety Parks or other sites with adequate safe space. . The Bike Safety Parks at Lindale MS (Linthicum), Seven Oals (Odeonton) and Bacontown Park (Laurel) are safe kid-scaled streets and intersections designed to help children learn how to interact with other road users. The Bike Safety Basics for Kids program includes a bike safety check, helmet fitting and on-bike skills instruction on the protected safety course. It is not a learn-to-ride a 2 wheeler program.
BikeAAA invites youth organizations to apply to reserve a session for their group, with priority given to groups working with underserved children. Interested organizations (including scouts, faith-based and other community youth groups) should contact president@bikeaaa.org to inquire further and apply for the program. These reserved group sessions will run for about 75 minutes and can accommodate up to 30 children ages 5-12 with any level of bicycling experience. Children should bring their own bike in good working order and a helmet. 2-wheelers, balance bikes and training wheel bikes are all welcome.
OTHER BIKE SAFETY PROGRAMS
BikeAAA also sponsors periodic education and safety programs for bike commuters, general bike safety, “Bike Rodeos” for children, and others. We have partnered with others including Anne Arundel County Police, Annapolis Police, PedalPowerKids, Anne Arundel County Recreation & Parks, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, City of Annapolis, Maryland Highway Safety Office and others to deliver these programs. Check the Event Calendar for programs. Here are highlights:
Children’s Bike Safety: During the summer of 2015, BikeAAA partnered with BikeMD, County & City Recreation & Parks, County Police and the Maryland Highway Safety Office to provide bike safety training and free helmets to 700 county children. Bike safety instruction and rodeo program were also provided through county public elementary schools. More than 5,000 children at 26 schools received the program in 2015-16. Click for Great press coverage and video in the Capital Gazette.
PedalPowerKids teaches children how to ride, bike safety and runs bike camps and other programs that launch kids on a safe and fun life of biking! They offer a full range of programs year-round and at various locations. Get more details at http://www.pedalpowerkids.com
Law Enforcement Bike Training: Every summer, Anne Arundel County Bike Patrol Officers provide a week of on-bike and classroom training to other officers using the International Police Mountain Bike Association training program. Each year BikeAAA presents to this group. Hundreds of county police officers have completed this program.
Children’s Bike Safety Rodeos: BikeAAA in partnership with PedalPoweKids, Anne Arundel County Police Bike Patrol and Annapolis Police Bike Patrol provides bike safety rodeos for children. Click for a short video that includes the Bike Rodeo at the 2015 Lifeline100. If you have a children’s group and would be interested in arranging a rodeo please CONTACT US.
Safe Helmet Usage for Children – Click for a short video that BikeAAA participated in.
Click here for a short video on Maryland Bike Safety
Click here for Maryland Bike Safety Information & Links
