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Chesswood Junior School

Chesswood Junior School

Bike and Scooter Safety

 

TEACHING CHILDREN TO BE SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE WHEN RIDING BIKES AND SCOOTERS

At Chesswood we motivate the children to take an active role in being eco-friendly and as part of this, we encourage pupils to choose to walk, scoot and bike to school, to help lower carbon emissions from cars.

Our curriculum seeks to reduce the risk of injury for all children on the road by building awareness of dangers; ensuring children take responsibility for their safety and building good habits ready to keep themselves, their friends and others safe.

 

OVERVIEW

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we love to cycle

This animation made by Brake Charity was made for Road Safety Week in 2018 and points out the advantages to bike-riding, as well as safety advice and tips.

 

Tips for the school journey: Ethan cycles to school

Ethan cycles to school with his dad close behind giving us tips along the way.

bikeability parents' guide

The Bikeability Parent's Handbook has been designed especially for parents, guardians or carers of young cyclists who have just completed their Bikeability training. It includes advice on how to check your bike and road safety guidance.

BICYCLE SAFETY CARTOON

This video shows bikes having a meeting to advise children on the care and maintenance of their bikes; inspections before you ride your bike; keeping visible; what to wear and how to behave on the road to keep as safe as possible.

*NOTE: Although this is an American video, most of the content is still relevant to the UK. However, where the video states that children should ride on the right side of the road, remember that in the UK, we ride on the left as this is the same direction as the traffic.

 

BICYCLE SAFER JOURNEY

This video talks you through how to keep yourself safe; choosing the right bicycle and equipment and where to ride.

 

*NOTE: Although this is an American video, most of the content is still relevant to the UK. However, where the video states that children should ride on the right side of the road, remember that in the UK, we ride on the left as this is the same direction as the traffic.

 

 

How to ride a bike safely with Rules of the Road fun for Kids

Henry Hornby, the talking bike, explains the rules of riding bikes safely on the road.

*NOTE: Although this is an American video, most of the content is still relevant to the UK. However, where the video states that children should ride on the right side of the road, remember that in the UK, we ride on the left as this is the same direction as the traffic.

Micro Scooter Safety

This video demonstrates the safety guidelines for how to scoot safely, when to scoot, and how to care for your scooter.

*NOTE: Although this is an American video, most of the content is still relevant to the UK.

**WARNING: Although the video is appropriate for children aged 7-11, watch it with an adult as the video on YouTube includes comments underneath that we can't monitor or disable.

Micro Scooters: Making Scooter Safety Cool

This video, from Australia, shows children how to scoot safely, including how to use the brakes responsibly.

Measuring a child's head for a helmet

This short film from Micro Scooters UK demonstrates how to measure your child's head for a safety helmet.

 

Tiny Tips - Helmet Check

British Cycling brings these Tiny Tips to help children check that their helmet fits properly.

 

Check your bike is safe to ride - a how to guide from bike charity sustrans

A practical, step-by-step guide to checking your cycle is safe to ride. This video would be better viewed with an adult as it gets quiote technical!

How to Repair a Puncture

 

Sustrans' (bike charity) Ben describes how to repair a puncture using a quick patch.