Programs must conduct classroom sessions dedicated to helmet and bike safety. Parent sessions must include information on helmets and bicycle safety. A special curriculum and brochure have been developed for parents. Each program must conduct a bicycle rodeo. Much of the material for the rodeo was adapted from training materials produced by the Cascade Bicycle Club.
Bicycle helmets are pre-fitted in the schools and provided to the children during the rodeo.
In addition, each child is given a coupon to take to his or her parents that will entitle older brothers or sisters to free helmets also. The state-wide helmet project is two years old. Although it is too early to measure the effectiveness of Washington's helmet project in reducing head injuries, home visits are used to monitor whether helmets are being worn. At a sample of the sites, the child is simply asked by the home visitor to ride his or her bicycle. The program is successful if the child wears his or her helmet as part of that ride.