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The main goal for Safe Routes to School (SRTS) enforcement strategies is to deter unsafe behaviors of drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists, and to encourage all road users to obey traffic laws and share the road safely. Enforcement is one of the complementary strategies that SRTS programs use to enable more children to walk and bicycle to school safely. This chapter of the SRTS Guide describes the common unsafe behaviors often encountered near schools and the multiple approaches that communities use to improve these behaviors.

Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a national program that is aimed at increasing the number of children walking and bicycling to school, while also improving the safety of these activities. Law enforcement agencies can play a very important role in this program, working with engineers, teachers, health advocates and parents to improve student safety and encourage more physical activity. The purpose of this website is to give law enforcement more information about the program and how they can support local SRTS programs in their community.

This parent survey, available in English and Spanish, asks for information about what factors affect whether parents allow their children to walk or bike to school, the presence of key safety-related conditions along routes to school, and related background information.

This document provides instructions for local SRTS programs to use for generating the cover sheets needed when sending their completed Student Tallies and/or Parent Surveys to the National Center for processing. The information requested is needed to properly store data from the questionnaires in the data system.