Pedestrian Safety for Pre-teens and Teens On The Way

Top Tips

Teach safe behaviors:

• Make sure children look left, right and left again before crossing the street. Cross when the street is clear, and keep looking both ways while crossing. Walk, don't run. 

• Teach children and make sure they understand and obey traffic signals and signs. 

Practice safe behaviors:

• Walk facing traffic, on sidewalks or paths.

• Require children to carry a flashlight at night, dawn and dusk. Add retroreflective materials to children's clothing. 

• Don't let kids play in driveways, unfenced yards, streets or parking lots.

• Make sure your children take the same route to common destinations (such as school) every time.  Walk with your child to find the safest path. Look for the most direct route with the fewest street crossings.