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MCDOT'S SAFETY DAY Will Be Held on Saturday, May 10
MCDOT will again host a free, family-friendly, student-led “Community Safety Day” event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, at the Carver Educational Services Center parking lot located at 850 Hungerford Drive in Rockville. The fair will highlight safety demonstrations, music, and children's activities. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and Montgomery County Recreation are co-sponsoring the event. Learn more about Safety Day.
Safety Day is being organized by members of the County’s Vision Zero Youth Ambassador program.
View photos from last year's event.
Art Contest Now Open for Elementary School Students
Our annual Pedestrian Safety Art Contest raises awareness about pedestrian safety with elementary school-aged children. The contest is open from April 1 - April 30, 2025. Students are encouraged to use their creative thinking and unique artwork to educate themselves and others about pedestrian safety.
SRTS In the News
Montgomery County Police and the Montgomery County Department of Transportation will increase their patrols and outreach efforts as the start of the new school year approaches on August 26.
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Police Will Beef Up Traffic Enforcement as Students Return to School - Montgomery Community Media (mymcmedia.org)
75th County Fair Underway in Gaithersburg
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Montgomery County Media stopped by to talk to fairgoers and others participating in the week-long event.
Students Celebrate Bike and Roll to School Day
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Students throughout Montgomery County participated in National Bike and Roll to School Day on May 8, 2024.
Students, Families Join Walk to School Day
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
The annual “Walk and Roll” to School Day was Wednesday, October 4th.
Rock Creek Valley Elementary School students joined thousands of students across Montgomery County and around the world to participate in Bike & Roll to School Day today, Wednesday, May 3.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
BTSD Press release Montgomery County Maryland (montgomerycountymd.gov)
NBC4 visited Rock Creek Valley Elementary School students as they cruised to school on bikes Wednesday, May 3 learning about safety along the way.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
News 4 Video segment 5-3-23 Montgomery Co. Schools Highlight Safety on Bike to School Day
About Safe Routes to School (SRTS)
Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a nationwide program that aims to significantly improve safety for students who walk and bike to school. The three main goals of the program are:
- To enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bike to school.
- To make biking and walking to school a safer and more appealing transportation choice, thereby encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle from an early age.
- To plan and build projects and activities that will improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption, and air pollution.
Montgomery County’s Safe Routes to School program focuses on two main areas to enhance safety:
- Education: Promote safety, enforce traffic rules, and encourage students to participate in the program.
- Engineering: improve sidewalks, crosswalks, curb extensions and install traffic signs in the vicinity of schools.
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