The City of Auburn, Auburn City Schools, Auburn Bicycle Committee, and the Auburn Civitan Club has implemented a 4th Grade Bicycle Education program to ensure that every child in the city schools is taught how to safely ride a bicycle. The program began in 1999 thanks to initiative from the Auburn Bicycle Committee and members of the Auburn Civitan Club. As part of the program, the Auburn Civitan Club supplied students with bicycles, bicycle maintenance, helmets, and other appropriate gear for hands on lessons. The curriculum developed by the Bicycle Federation of America ensures young riders learn the rules of the road as they apply to all bicyclists. Lesson books supplied by the Alabama Department of Transportation have fun interactive lessons for the students. Each school keeps the bicycles for approximately five weeks as the physical education teacher presents the curriculum.

In 2003, thanks in part to the Auburn Civitan Club and funding from the Alabama Department of Transportation, the City of Auburn purchased a storage trailer for the bicycles used in the Bicycle Safety Program. The 24 by 8 foot enclosed trailer is equipped to house and transport 28 bicycles, assorted helmets, traffic signs, construction cones, and other necessary materials. The ease of bicycle storage and transportation is a key factor in the success of this program.

Racks are used inside the trailer to keep bicycles upright and secured during transport between schools. Velcro straps secure the rear wheels to the bottom of the trailer.

The helmets are located in boxes above the bicycles. The 4th grade students take down a helmet and roll out a bicycle for each day's activities during their physical education class.

The program has been a tremendous success with many students showing significant improvements. Many parents, proud of their child's accomplishments, have rewarded them with their own bicycle. At the end of the program, each student receives a Certificate of Achievement from the Auburn Civitan Club.