Ask the Experts
Here are a few questions from bike riders. Be the safety expert and give them some advice!
Dear Carla,
Dear Carla,
Dear Carla,
Bike Safety Scavenger Hunt
Find someone in the room who can sign these statements!
Always wears a helmet
Can show you the right turn signal
Wants to know more about bike safety
Has a bell or horn on their bike
Has bike reflectors on their bike
Can show you the stop hand signal
Has foot brakes on their bike
Has more than one bike at home
Rides a bike a lot
Borrows a bike to ride
Looks both ways at street corners
Doesn’t carry passengers on their bike
Looks both ways at driveways
Can show you the left turn signal
Obeys traffic signals and signs
Does not do bike stunts
Has hand brakes on their bike
Has a headlight on their bike
Can fill a bike tire with air
Doesn’t ride a bike very often
Knows how to make some bike repairs
Can tell you how to ride a bike in a group
Bike Safety Knowledge
Cut apart these cards to role play or discuss in groups.
You are going for a bike ride with your friends. One friend does not want to wear a helmet. Convince this person to wear a helmet.
Your older brother had a serious bike accident. Explain to your friend what happened.
Your friend’s sister is wearing her bike helmet wrong. Explain to her how to wear it.
Teach a friend how to safely ride a bike in your neighborhood.
Bike Safety Concentration
Play this fun matching game and learn at the same time!
- Cut out the squares at the bottom of the page.
- Shuffle the squares and place them face down on the gray squares below.
- Turning over just two squares at a time, try matching words and pictures that are Bike Safety Rules.
- If you do not get a match, turn over the squares and try again. Keep trying until you’ve got them all!
Left Turn
Right Turn
Stop
Helmet
Look!
Bike Repair
Left, Right, Left
Check Tires & Brakes
Help Eddie and his Friends
- Draw what Eddie’s friends need to wear when riding their bikes.
- Draw an arrow where Eddie and his friends should cross the street.
- Put a circle around the rider who has the right size bike.
- Put an “X” on the riders with the wrong size bike.
- Draw a horn or a bell on the bike, or draw a person yelling to the pedestrian.