What to Know
- The event is hosted by the University of Miami’s Kids Neuroscience Center and their bike safe program.
- This program’s main mission is to promote helmet safety while encouraging children to go play outdoors and ride their bikes safely.
- The group of elementary school children will be escorted through the city by police, as they learn about injury prevention.
Wednesday morning, dozens of children peddled through Miami Beach along with parents, school staff and volunteers as part of National Bike to School Day.
The event, hosted by the University of Miami’s Kids Neuroscience Center and their Bike Safe program, was first celebrated back in 2012 as part of bike month. Since then, it has spread to all 50 states as a way to teach children at a young age to ride safely and stay active.
"Kids are watching what we do as adults, so if we are modeling safe behaviors they’re going to follow those," said Bike Safe program manager Jonathan Hooshnand.
This program’s main mission is to promote helmet safety while encouraging children to go play outdoors and ride their bikes through their neighborhoods in a safe manner.
The group of elementary school children were escorted through the city by police, starting at Flamingo Park on 13th Street and Michigan Avenue and ending at Fienberg Fisher K-8 Center at 14th Street and Washington Avenue, as they learn about injury prevention.
“You can teach kids in the classroom but if they don’t get to experience it then it’s not the same thing,” said Milagro Arango, the principal of Miami’s Roberts K-8 Center.
