Child Safety
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Bike Smart and Walk Smart
Bike Smart and Walk Smart are interactive CD-ROM programs designed for children in grades K-3. They were produced, with support from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, by the Oregon Center for Applied Science. Using animations and video demonstrations, these self-paced programs are fun and engaging. They teach children the basic skills and knowledge they need to be safe as pedestrians and on their bicycles.
Concerned parents, educators and safety officials were directly involved in the design and evaluation of Walk Smart and Bike Smart. Pedestrian/motor vehicle accidents are the most common cause of death from trauma for children 5-9 years old. These accidents most often occur while the child is walking along, playing in, or crossing the street. Non-fatal bicycle accidents represent one of the most common causes of serious brain injury in children--with more than 138,000 children under the age of 14 sustaining bicycle-related head injuries each year.
"What differentiates the Walk Smart and Bike Smart programs from traditional safety curricula are their emphasis on breaking down complex skills such as street crossing into component parts: responding to signals, discriminating dangerous vehicles, and understanding traffic distance", noted Ann Glang Ph.D., Principal Investigator. "The program then teaches each of these skills to mastery before integrating them into the more complex task of walking safely across a busy street. Pre-teaching the component skills involved in a complex response is a critical feature of effective instructional programs".
Both programs were thoroughly evaluated in studies involving several hundred children. The studies demonstrated that after children used the program, most did a significantly better job of identifying hazardous situations than they had prior to using the program. The studies also demonstrated that even children with no computer or reading skills were able to use the programs.
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To learn more about Bike Smart and Walk Smart, visit these pages:
Bike Smart and Walk Smart Overview
The Importance of Children's Safety Programs
The Instructional Design
Evaluation of the Research: Downloads
Program Developers
System Requirements
PC: Microsoft Windows 98SE, 2000 or XP, Intel Pentium III 700MHz or higher
Mac: OS X version 10.2 or later, G4 processor
PC and Mac: 64 MB of free available system RAM (128 MB recommended), 16x or faster CD_ROM drive, Video card with 16 bit (‘high’) color or better, 800x600 monitor with 32-bit color, Mouse, Sound card and speakers or headphones.
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