The Safest Route To School
Tips for Parents:
- Discuss the safest route
to and from school or the
bus stop.
- Map out the route you
help your children select.
- Walk along with your
children on the safest route you’ve
helped them select, so they may
become familiar with it.
- Discuss the meanings of the traffic
signals and markings along the
route.
- Help your children understand
how important it is to cooperate
with police, school safety patrols and
adult crossing guards.
- Teach your children to stop, listen
and look for approaching and
turning vehicles, especially those
turning right on red.
- Stress the importance of allowing
enough time to cross the street
safely.
- Make sure your children
understand they must walk, not run,
across the street - and continue to
look for vehicles.
- If your children have a good
understanding of left and right,
introduce the concept of looking
left-right-left before crossing.
- Above all, set a good example for
your children!
Tips for Children:
- Go directly to and from school or
the bus stop.
- Cross at corners.
- Cooperate with police, school
safety patrols and adult crossing
guards.
- Search in all directions for
approaching vehicles before crossing
any street.
- Obey all traffic signals.
- WALK across street. Allow yourself
plenty of time.
- Watch for vehicles that might turn.
- If you must walk on roads that
have no sidewalks, walk facing traffic
and as far from the roadway surface
as possible.
- Be extra alert in bad weather.
Drivers have trouble seeing and
stopping in bad weather.
- If you must walk after dark, wear
something reflective or light-colored
and carry a flashlight.
Download - The Safest Route To School (PDF)
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