Cycling Safety Education Resources

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Key Stage 1

Here you'll find cycling safety teaching resources suitable for children aged 5 to 7 years old.

The Little Bike Company Ltd
This video from The Little Bike Company suggests a quick 'hack' that might help teach a child cyclist better balance in less time.
WonderGroveKids
The animated WonderGrove Kids teach young children an important safety lesson about “keeping that noggin safe”.
Marshall Publishing
This short video aimed at school-age children takes us through some of the road safety key basics, with the help of its animated host Henry Hornby.
Bike Radar
UK-based BikeRadar offers tips on teaching children to ride and growing their sense of confidence
USDOTFHWA
This colourful animated short for children aged 5-9 introduces some key basics of early years cycle safety.
Information Services Department, HKSARG
An quick overview of safe and legal cycling procedures, addressing many aspects of proper bike use from initial learner level through to basic road rules.
Safekidsusa
A super-speedy startup guide to achieving the proper fitting of a bicycle helmet
We Are Teachers
A written guide for parents and teachers, offering tips for educating children to adopt better cycling safety awareness.
Today's Parent
A comprehensive How To list, outlining much of what parents and guardians need to know about teaching children to ride safely.
TheSchoolRun
An excellent run-down of key issues for parents and guardians when teaching a child to ride their first bike.
TheSchoolRun
More tips for parents and guardians on reminding children what to be aware of in order to cycle safely on the roads.
SafeKids
A slideshow discussing results of a 2017 study that surveyed 1,600 parents of 5-14-year olds on their attitudes to cycling safety.
SafeKids
Five top tips for young riders and their parents from Safe Kids Worldwide.
Bike Radar
A PDF download by Safe Kids Worldwide, offering a quick task to help young children identify various safety helmets.
SafeKids
UK-based BikeRadar offers tips on teaching children to ride and growing their sense of confidence
REI
A guide to teaching children to ride, with resources including a video for parents on how to encourage and support young cyclists.
NiDirect
This guide to cycle safety is chiefly aimed at parents and guardians of young riders, and includes the importance of setting a good example.
Manitoba Public Insurance
A list of facts and tips on general rules and best practice aimed at parents of cycling children.
Bike Right
A New Zealand-based but universally relevant guide to proper cycling safety for riders of all ages.
Bike Radar
Teach your child to ride a bike safely and confidently, based on the BikeRight! balance method for better handling skills.
NHTSA
An impressive list of educational resources, including numerous fun activity sheets and short lesson plans.
Walk and Roll Peel
A handy list of resources and links to further reading on teaching children to cycle safely.
Walk and Roll Peel
A useful list of basic cycling safety equipment and how to fit it, to keep riders secure and legal on the roads.
Sustrans
A practical guide to picking out beginner bikes and equipment, for those teaching children to cycle for the first time.
Sustrans
A resource identifying various areas of basic road safety for children on bikes, aimed at parents and carers.
Somerset Road Safety
More useful information from the UK’s Somerset Road Safety organisation, teaching kids the basics of cycling while keeping them safe.
Somerset Road Safety
Educational cycling resources from the UK’s Somerset Road Safety organisation, aimed at teachers of Key Stage 1 and 2 children.
Made for Mums
A list of top tips for parents, aimed at keeping children safe while they’re out and about on their bikes.
International Bicycle Fund
The International Bicycle Fund produced this guide for adults on how to teach children the proper basics of cycle safety.
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
A short, browser-based cartoon video for children about the importance of helmet-wearing (note that the video plays automatically).
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
A short, browser-based cartoon video for children about the importance of helmet-wearing (note that the video plays automatically).
Kids Health
A comprehensive cycling safety guide with embedded videos and activities, aimed primarily at young children.
Better Living Blog
A cartoon infographic aimed at children that serves as a checklist for better safety and more responsible riding.

Key Stage 2

This section contains teaching materials on cycling safety for children ages between 7 and 11 years.

RACQOfficial
An Australian video exploring how adults play a key role in laying the foundations of safe road cycling for young people.
Marshall Publishing
This short video aimed at school-age children takes us through some of the road safety key basics, with the help of its animated host Henry Hornby.
USDOTNHTSA
This short animated video offers a quick-start visual guide to ensuring you get the correct fit when purchasing a new bike helmet
Bikeability
A beautifully shot video aimed at teenagers, highlighting issues and scenarios that new cyclists need to be fully versed in before taking safely to the streets.
Bikeability
A beautifully shot video aimed at teenagers, underlining a few key areas of basic mechanical knowhow that new cyclists need to be fully versed in.
USDOTFHWA
This colourful animated short for children aged 5-9 introduces some key basics of early years cycle safety.
Information Services Department, HKSARG
An quick overview of safe and legal cycling procedures, addressing many aspects of proper bike use from initial learner level through to basic road rules.
Safekidsusa
A super-speedy startup guide to achieving the proper fitting of a bicycle helmet.
ThinkFirst Foundation TV
A short, US-produced public service announcement reminding younger teens about the importance of wearing a helmet while cycling.
We Are Teachers
A written guide for parents and teachers, offering tips for educating children to adopt better cycling safety awareness.
SafeKids
Safe Kids Worldwide produced this bullet-point guide, aimed at parents of pre-teens, that briefly covers the key basics of bike safety.
SafeKids
Safe Kids Worldwide produced this bullet-point guide, aimed at parents of slightly older children, that briefly covers the key basics of bike safety.
SafeKids
A slideshow discussing results of a 2017 study that surveyed 1,600 parents of 5-14-year olds on their attitudes to cycling safety.
SafeKids
Five top safety tips for young riders and their parents from Safe Kids Worldwide.
SafeKids
A PDF download by Safe Kids Worldwide, offering a quick task to help young children identify various safety helmets.
Road Safety Heroes
A series of downloads featuring the Road Safety Heroes, cartoon characters who help upper primary age children learn basic road safety.
REI
A guide to teaching children to ride, with resources including a video for parents on how to encourage and support young cyclists.
City of Madison
A quick and easily digestible checklist of 10 top tips for bike riders, compiled by the city of Madison, Wisconsin.
Safe Ride for Kids
This important guide from SafeRide4Kids outlines how to teach children and beginner riders the proper signalling techniques.
NHTSA
An impressive list of educational resources, including numerous fun activity sheets and short lesson plans.
Walk and Roll Peel
A handy list of resources and links to further reading on teaching children to cycle safely.
Walk and Roll Peel
A useful list of basic cycling safety equipment and how to fit it, to keep riders secure and legal on the roads.
Visualistan
A neat infographic reminder that bikes are vehicles too, and thus subject to many of the same provisions as cars.
Sustrans
A resource identifying various areas of basic road safety for children on bikes, aimed at parents and carers.
Somerset Road Safety
Educational cycling resources from the UK’s Somerset Road Safety organisation, aimed at teachers of Key Stage 1 and 2 children.
We Make It Safer
Another comprehensive and extremely useful guide to achieving a proper helmet fitting, for cyclists of all ages.
Think!
Educational activities and videos from the UK Government’s THINK! Programme, for teachers of early years school children.
Tales of the Road!
A multimedia safety guide for young people and early teens, featuring a browser game about a character who keeps getting hurt.
Tales of the Road!
A multimedia page featuring a browser game, promoting bike maintenance and equipment safety to young people and children.
Tales of the Road!
A multimedia page featuring a browser game, promoting cycling safety wear to young people and early teenagers.
The Bump
A parenting guide for safe cycling with kids, outlining the importance of helmet-wearing and some basic road rules.
Kids Health
A comprehensive cycling safety guide with embedded videos and activities, aimed primarily at young children.
Bikeability
Resources for young riders from BikeAbility, a cycling safety initiative run by the UK Government’s Department for Transport.
Better Living Blog
A cartoon infographic aimed at children that serves as a checklist for better safety and more responsible riding.

Secondary School

This section has cycling safety resources for students aged 14 to 16.

AAA
This US-made video offers a great way for young riders to learn about all the basics of cycling safely and sensibly.
USDOTNHTSA
This short animated video offers a quick run-through of all the relevant safety checks and bike maintenance tasks to keep in mind before setting out on your journey.
USDOTNHTSA
This short animated video offers a quick-start visual guide to ensuring you get the correct fit when purchasing a new bike helmet
Bikeability
A beautifully shot video aimed at teenagers, highlighting issues and scenarios that new cyclists need to be fully versed in before taking safely to the streets
USDOTNHTSA
A short animated video offering a basic visual guide to common road rules and traffic safety for cyclists.
Information Services Department, HKSARG
An quick overview of safe and legal cycling procedures, addressing many aspects of proper bike use from initial learner level through to basic road rules.
SafeKids
Safe Kids Worldwide produced this bullet-point guide, aimed at parents of teenagers, that briefly covers the key basics of bike safety.
Visualistan
A neat infographic reminder that bikes are vehicles too, and thus subject to many of the same provisions as cars.
Visualistan
Another cool infographic, this time introducing a checklist of safety tips for use when cycling in winter conditions.
State
A direct link to a free poster download, outlining basic cycling safety tips for proper riding on the roads.
Somerset Road Safety
Winter cycling advice and safety tips compiled by the UK’s Somerset Road Safety organisation.
Helmets
A quiz encouraging school students to reseach facts on various key aspects of helmet safety and sizing.
We Make It Safer
Another comprehensive and extremely useful guide to achieving a proper helmet fitting, for cyclists of all ages.
Bikeability
Resources for young riders from BikeAbility, a cycling safety initiative run by the UK Government’s Department for Transport.
Think!
A direct download link to a PDF cycle safety lesson plan for teachers, from the UK Government’s THINK! Education campaign.
Think!
A cautionary cycle safety video aimed at pre-teens, created by the UK Government’s THINK! Education campaign.
Think
A direct download cycle safety activity sheet link for teachers of early years and primary, from the UK Government’s THINK! Education campaign.
Think!
An educational exercise for upper primary pupils about investigating a minor cycling accident, from UK Government’s THINK! Education campaign.

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