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Cycle safety among infant school children

Margaret Collins (Visiting Fellow at the Health Education Unit, Southampton University, Southampton, UK)

Health Education

ISSN: 0965-4283

Article publication date: 1 February 1997

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Abstract

Describes a small investigation into cycle safety with Key Stage 1 pupils. The investigation used the draw and write technique to find out what children in years 1 and 2 knew about safety in relation to riding bicycles. Finds that many children were aware of the need to wear a cycle helmet, and that some wrote about the need to wear knee pads, arm bands or special clothes. Suggests that a session such as that described could provide a useful way to work about keeping safe outdoors, road safety, protective clothing or safe behaviour, or as a useful one‐off session before a school holiday.

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Citation

Collins, M. (1997), "Cycle safety among infant school children", Health Education, Vol. 97 No. 1, pp. 9-15. https://doi.org/10.1108/09654289710155918

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MCB UP Ltd

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