Bike & Roll

Bike & Roll

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2019 Bike & Roll to School Week

April 15-19, 2019

The annual celebration of fun, healthy ways to commute to school across our city is held every April. Bike & Roll to School Week welcomes anyone and everyone with wheels! It’s time to get out your bicycles, skateboards, wheelchairs, rollerskates and strollers. Any San Francisco school, from Pre-K to high school, is invited to participate in the fun.

Get ready to ride!

Participate in upcoming learn to ride, family biking events, or bike safety classes to help prepare your children and family for Bike & Roll to School Week.

To view upcoming events, please click here.

Helpful information on biking to school for parents and families:

Safety Tips

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Always wear a helmet. It’s not only important to protect your child, it’s the law for riders 18 and under.

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Be as visible as possible. Wear bright clothing and install reflectors and lights on your bike.

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Stay off the roads. Ride only in bike lanes or along marked bike routes.

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For children up to age 13, it’s OK to ride on the sidewalk.

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Photo: SF Shared Schoolyard

For school staff:

Contests

Encouragement activities make it fun for students to walk or bike to school!

Frequent Rider Miles Guidebook (PDF)

The Golden Sneaker Award (PDF)

Curriculum

Support Safe Routes to School activities in the classroom!

K-5 Educator’s Guide 
(Alameda County SRTS)

Evaluation Tools

SF Safe Routes to School works in partnership with SF Unified School District to collect meaningful data about student commutes.

Back to School Safety Tips from VisionZero SF (PDF)

Identifying Barriers and Developing Solutions to Provide a Safer Route to School (PDF)

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