SELECTED BICYCLE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS AND CONTENT WITH APPLICATION TO THE HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE WAS THE DETERMINATION OF SELECTED BICYCLE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS AND CONTENT. A SECONDARY PURPOSE WAS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INSTRUCTIONAL PACKAGE OF NEWLY DEVELOPED CURRICULUM MATERIALS IN THE BICYCLE SAFETY AREA. BICYCLE RIDER TASKS WERE ANALYZED, A QUESTIONNAIRE DEVELOPED ON STUDENT RIDING HABITS, AND A SKILL TEST AND TEST RANGE DEVELOPED TO STUDY CORRECT AND INCORRECT RIDING BEHAVIOR. STUDY WAS MADE WITH 70 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE LITERATURE ON BICYCLE SAFETY EDUCATION WAS REVIEWED. EIGHT RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE FOR FURTHER STUDY ON THE TEACHING OF BICYCLE RIDING SKILLS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATEWIDE PERFORMANCE SKILL TEST. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  State University of New York, Albany

  1400 Washington Avenue
  Albany, NY  United States  12222
• Authors:
  • Aaron, J E
  • Krause, S N
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 304 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Behavior; Bicycles; Crashes; Driver performance; Drivers; Personnel performance; Safety; Safety education
• Old TRIS Terms: Minors
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223848
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-840 018, HS-010 982
• Contract Numbers: SEE-35-092-71
• Files: HSL, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 3 1983 12:00AM