Bike Smart and Walk Smart
Overview of Bike Smart and Walk Smart Programs, continued:
View a scene from Walk Smart
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Walk Smart teaches a number of key skills for child pedestrian safety:
- Identify dangerous vehicles in a variety of intersections
- Identify when it's safe to cross a simulated intersection (traffic signal changes, no cars that can turn)
- Identify dangerous vehicles when walking on a sidewalk or roadside
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Bike Smart teaches these important cycling safety skills:
- Identify dangerous vehicles in a variety of intersections
- Identify hazards to riders (e.g., car doors, obstacles on sidewalk)
- Know when to slow down (e.g., traffic signals of all kinds)
- Discriminate proper and improper use of helmets
- Recognize when it's safe to cross intersections
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View a scene from Bike Smart
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Both interactive computer programs are designed to tailor their teaching patterns to each individual child's responses.
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Bike Smart and Walk Smart Overview
The Importance of Children's Safety Programs
The Instructional Design
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Program Developers
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