Louisiana Safe Routes Louisiana Safe Routes To School ProgramTo School Program

Louisiana Safe Routes Louisiana Safe Routes To School ProgramTo School Program

NON INFRASTRUCTURENON INFRASTRUCTURE

EDUCATIONEDUCATIONEDUCATIONEDUCATION

Education Strategies

• Who needs to receive information• When the education should be

delivered• What information needs to be

shared• How the messages will be

conveyed

Who?

•Children•Parents•Drivers•Neighbors

When?

• Before encouragement activities

• Immediately for existing unsafe practices

• How it fits with other parts of the SRTS program

What?

• Children– Pedestrian Safety skills– Bicyclist safety skills– Personal Safety– Health and environment benefits

What? (Cont.)

• Parents– Benefits of SRTS program– As teachers of safety behaviors– As drivers around the school

campus– As drivers near the school

How?• Children

– One time instruction– Classroom or physical education lessons– Parent involvement– Structured Skills practice

• Parents– Printed materials– Media stories– Training, etc

Drivers and Neighbors

• Signage• Enforcement activities• Media• Flyers• Other

ENCOURAGEMENTENCOURAGEMENTENCOURAGEMENTENCOURAGEMENT

Overview• Encouragement activities are

about:– Having fun– Generate excitement and

interest– Increase enthusiasm for SRTS

Benefits• Quick and easy to start• Little funding required• Focus on fun• Jumpstart interest• Show quick success• Foster safe behaviors• Etc.

Activities• Special events• Mileage clubs and contests• Walking school busses • Bicycle trains• Park and walk

ENFORCEMENTENFORCEMENTENFORCEMENTENFORCEMENT

Enforcement Goal

To deter unsafe behaviors of drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists and to encourage all road users to obey traffic laws and share the road safely

Identify Unsafe Behaviors

•Driver Behaviors•Pedestrian Behaviors•Bicyclist Behaviors

Enforcement Approach

• Community enforcement– Safety Patrols– Adult School crossing guards– Neighborhood speed watch programs

• Law Enforcement– Speed trailers– Speed monitors– Ticketing– etc

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Identify Goals

Increased safety•Behavior changes•More kids walking•More kids biking•Other benefits

Measurement

•What to measure?–Accidents/incidents–Number of students walking–Number of students biking–Change in behavior

When to Measure

•Before and after•Long term/short term•Intervals•Etc.

NON INFRASTRUCTURE

Consider a comprehensive strategy to

achieve the goals of the program.