The Case for Motorcycles in the Schools.

Autor/in	Hartman, Charles H.
Institution	Aetna Life and Casualty, Hartford, CT.
Titel	The Case for Motorcycles in the Schools.
Quelle	(1973), (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Accident Prevention; Curriculum Development; Driver Education; Educational Needs; Educational Programs; Educational Responsibility; Program Development; Safety Education; Secondary Education; Teacher Shortage; Traffic Accidents; Traffic Safety + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Accident statistics; Unfall; Statistik; Unfallstatistik; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Fahrschule; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Erziehungsverantwortung; Programmplanung; Sicherheitserziehung; Sekundarbereich; Lehrermangel; Traffic accident; Verkehrsunfall
Abstract	The need for instructional programs for young, beginning motorcyclists is clearly indicated by statistics; an estimated 70 percent of motorcycle accidents involve inexperienced riders. Teaching the techniques of coexistence in driver education courses is also important since an estimated 62 percent of all auto-cycle accidents are caused by the automobile driver. Military bases, private driving schools, motorcycle dealer sponsored schools, youth and service clubs, as well as public schools could offer motorcycle safety instructional programs. A survey revealed a lack of existing programs, citing a shortage of qualified teachers as the main cause. The Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF), founded by the six leading motorcycle manufacturers in the United States, offers a remedy through services in teacher education, development of related curriculum materials, testing of such materials, data analysis, and research. Recently graduate workshops were conducted offering basic riding instruction, problem identification, and educational programming and curriculum development, aimed at increasing the number of qualified motorcycle teachers. Now the responsibility rests with the high school traffic safety educators, teacher training faculty, State education department personnel, and others to provide this needed instructional program. (MW)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC