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Evaluation of a Curriculum-Based Elementary School BikeSafe Program
Michelina M Witte1,2, Alyson D Brady1, Hyuk Kim1
1The KiDZ Neuroscience Center at the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
Background:
Children in urban areas face elevated risk for bicycle-related injuries, yet few evidence-based curricula address bicycle safety for elementary school physical education (P.E.) settings.
Methods:
The BikeSafe Elementary School Curriculum (BESC) is an off-bicycle, standards-aligned program for grades 2-5. From August 2024 to May 2025, P.E. teachers at nine Miami-Dade County public elementary schools implemented the BESC with grades 2-3 (ages 7-8) and 4-5 (ages 9-11). Students completed pre-post assessments. McNemar's test evaluated pre-post changes for each question; the Wilcoxon signed-rank test assessed total score changes.
Results:
Data from 159 younger and 85 older students showed significant gains: grades 2-3 improved their knowledge assessment scores from 14.99 (SD = 2.18) to 16.70 (SD = 1.76, p < 0.001), and grades 4-5 from 21.80 (SD = 2.21) to 23.32 (SD = 2.01, p < 0.001). Both younger and older students improved on the concepts of visibility, hand signals, and built environment awareness.
Implications For School Health Policy, Practice, And Equity:
BESC's minimal equipment needs support integration into P.E. programs, particularly in underserved or high-risk schools. Broader adoption may enhance youth injury prevention and safe cycling behaviors.
Conclusions:
BESC improved safety knowledge and is a scalable and alternative to on-bike instruction in elementary school settings.
