louisiana safe routes to school program non infrastructure
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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
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
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
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
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
Enforcement Approach
• Community enforcement– Safety Patrols– Adult School crossing guards– Neighborhood speed watch programs
• Law Enforcement– Speed trailers– Speed monitors– Ticketing– etc
Measurement
•What to measure?–Accidents/incidents–Number of students walking–Number of students biking–Change in behavior