Grades 6–8 · Micromobility Safety · Character Education

Real-world readiness for students already on the road.

WheelWISE builds the decision-making skills, awareness, and character students need before full independence begins — through real mobility scenarios grades 6–8 students already face.

A diverse group of middle school students riding e-bikes and scooters wearing helmets outside their school
115,713
E-scooter ER injuries in 2024
more than double 2023
38.3%
Of pediatric e-scooter injuries
are ages 11–14
#1
Cause of pediatric trauma at
Rady Children's (2025), surpassing car crashes

Sources: CPSC NEISS, ERideHero 2025, Rady Children's Hospital. Updated May 2026.

Students are making road decisions they were never taught to make.

E-bikes and scooters have put middle schoolers into complex road environments years before formal driver education reaches them — navigating traffic, speed, and peer pressure without a structured decision-making framework. Most communities respond with one-time talks. WheelWISE gives them a repeatable readiness system they can implement before unsafe habits form.

Two systems. One program.

W.I.S.E. has two distinct but inseparable meanings — one that defines how students practice decision-making, and one that defines who they become through the process.

W.I.S.E. Learning Model

The decision cycle — four phases, every session.

The Learning Model is the decision cycle students move through in every session — from noticing risk, to analyzing choices, to teaching peers, to committing to real-world action.

W
Watch
Observe real scenarios before reacting. Build the habit of seeing before acting.
I
Investigate
Apply the IPDE framework — Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute — to slow down the impulse-to-action sequence.
S
Share
Turn learning into peer-facing safety messages — teaching others deepens your own understanding.
E
Empower
Make real commitments — a Riding Philosophy, a Commitment Card, a Safety Ambassador identity — that extend learning beyond the classroom.
W.I.S.E. Character Framework

The mindset system — four traits, every lesson.

The Character Framework is the mindset system running alongside every decision — building the human skills that research identifies as most critical and least replaceable.

W
Wonder
Curiosity applied to real-world risk — the internal question "What am I missing?" that turns hazard scanning into an active habit.
I
Integrity
Making the responsible choice whether peers are watching or no adult is present.
S
Service
Recognizing that equipment decisions, routes, and peer choices affect more than just yourself.
E
Empathy
Understanding how your choices affect pedestrians, drivers, classmates, and families.

Rules without judgment don't change behavior. W.I.S.E. builds both — through the same activity, in the same moment.

Explore the full W.I.S.E. Framework →

Three paths into the program.

WheelWISE is built for the partners already responsible for youth safety. Choose the path that fits your organization.

Schools and Districts

A real-world readiness program for the students already on the road.

Give grades 6–8 students a structured decision-making and awareness program — without adding a course, changing your staffing model, or hiring a specialist.

Best for
  • Middle schools
  • District safety initiatives
  • Advisory programs
  • Health and PE
  • After-school programs
  • Summer learning
  • Student leadership programs
View School Program
Public Safety

Turn safety outreach into repeatable prevention.

Move beyond one-time presentations. WheelWISE gives departments a structured youth readiness program with student participation, documented outcomes, and flexible delivery — sponsored, co-hosted, or department-led.

Best for
  • Police departments
  • Fire departments
  • Community risk reduction
  • School resource officers
  • Municipal safety campaigns
  • Grant-funded prevention
  • Youth outreach partnerships
See Partnership Models
Driver Education

Reach future drivers before permit age.

WheelWISE gives driver education providers a pre-driving readiness program for students already on bikes and e-bikes — 2–3 years before permit age. Build the relationship and decision-making foundation early.

Best for
  • Private driving schools
  • Driver education programs
  • Community education
  • Parent-paid workshops
  • School partnership programs
  • Pre-permit road readiness
See Driver Ed Program

The data is moving. The window for prevention is now.

Pilot cohort pricing closes June 1, 2026. First 100 schools lock in permanent rates.