strategic highway safety plan focus area #5-improve pedestrian and bicycle safety
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Strategic Highway Safety PlanFocus Area #5-Improve Pedestrian and
Bicycle Safety
Florida Traffic Ed Program
Florida DOT Strategic Highway Safety Plan Focus Area # 5
Strategy # 3: Implement a comprehensive pedestrian and bicycle traffic safety education component in at least 3 elementary and/or middle schools per year in each district.
Fatalities and reported injuries among
children 5-14 years old, 1997-2001 State of Florida
0
500
1000
1500
2000
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Injuries
Pedestrians Bicyclists
0
10
20
30
40
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Fatalities
PedestriansBicyclists
State Level Support & Money Commitment
FDOT- Florida Traffic Ed Program/mini-grants FDOT/ 402/163 grants FDOT/CTST Support for projects Bike Florida/FBA “Share the Road” mini-grants FDOH, local injury prevention programs SAFE KID Coalition, local chapters
National Organizations with Similar Missions
Healthy People 2010- Reduce deaths caused by unintentional injuries, (especially pedestrian and bicycle related)
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Active Living By Design Center for Disease Control and
Prevention
Florida Traffic Ed Program’s Goal Reduce injuries to children from bicycle
and pedestrian crashes by training them with the knowledge and skills needed to be competent and safe in traffic.
Curriculum Programs Elementary Teacher
Training Middle School
Training Bike’N Ped Driver Ed Community
Workshops
Elementary Bicycle Safety Training Focuses on development of on-bike and pedestrian
skills, students in K-5, appropriate for physical education classes
10-hour Teacher Workshop is taught in a day and a half
Middle School Training 10-hour workshop for teachers
and youth leaders of students in grades 6-8
Curriculum focuses on “Street wise” on-bike skills Personal Health Bike maintenance Community Transportation
Bike’N Ped Driver Ed Teacher and student-
friendly materials for driver education classes
Focus on responsibilities of motorists to obey the laws
Etiquette of sharing the road safely with bicyclists and pedestrians
Community Workshops Emphasizes traffic and bicycle safety skills and
rules of the road 8-hour one day workshop for community leaders Teaches how to implement a successful bicycle
rodeo
Traffic, Bicycle, Pedestrian & Pre Driver Ed Safety Project
in Duval County Schools
The Traffic, Bicycle, Pedestrian & Pre Driver Ed Safety Project in Duval County Schools
Duval County Example Duval has been able to demonstrate a direct correlation
between bicycle helmet education/use and bicycle injuries to children.
1996-1999 Duval Co Comparison & Correlation of Bicycle Helmet Usage Rates & Bicycle Injuries Involving a Motor-Vehicle, Fatal & Nonfatal for ages 0-12
13.8
58.7
68
72.9
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
1996 1997 1998 1999
Bicyle HelmetUsage by % 33.62
51.07
28.32
32.92
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
1996 1997 1998 1999
Bicycle InjuriesInvolving Motor-Vehicle, Fatal &Nonfatal
Duval County Bicycle Helmet Usage Rate 1996-1999
Duval County Bicycle Injury Rate Involving Motor Vehicle, Fatal & Nonfatal (Per 100,000 Pop.) 1996-1999
Table 1 Shows a 392.8% Increase in Bicycle Helmet Usage Rate
Table 2 Shows a 34% Decrease in Bicycle Injuries Involving Motor-Vehicle, Fatal & Nonfatal
Sources: DCHD/TIPPO Annual Observational Survey Studies, U.S. Census Bureau & FL Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle (DHSMV) Crash Data
Reporting Agency: DCHD / TIPPO
%
IMPACT & OUTCOME EVALUATION
Local Issues Childhood Injuries (add your local statistics
below) (To Bicycle/Pedestrian) In____________County2002 (or most recent information available)
Existing Programs (add information here, if there are programs in
your area)
Target Populations and locations (add local needs based on
crash map locations if available)
Next Steps:1. Form a coalition or team to focus on issues of child injury
prevention and control2. Plot crash locations relative to schools and neighborhoods 3. Target 3 schools to begin implementation of traffic ed
program4. Gain support and commitment from School Board &
Principals to implement Traffic Ed Program5. Apply for a 402 grant if needed, see forms
www.dot.state.fl.us/highwaysafetygrantprogram /hsgp/hsgpsample.htm
Together we can save lives! Request Training assistance from Florida Traffic
and Bicycle Safety Education Program Dr. Dan Connaughton, Program Director & Jamie
Humphrey, Assistant Program Director http://www.safety.hhp.ufl.edu Email: safety@hhp.ufl.edu Phone: (352) 392-4042 Ext. 1370 Fax: (352) 392-7588
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