Safety While Walking — Traffic Safety Rules for Kids

Traffic Safety Rules for Kids

1. Look and wait for approaching traffic before crossing streets.
2. Cross streets only at intersections or marked crosswalks, and obey traffic lights. Never cross from between parked cars.
3. Be especially careful and do not hurry when crossing icy pavement.
4. Never chase a playmate into the street.
5. Do not roller skate, skateboard, or play games in the street.
6. Never dash into the street to retrieve a ball or other object.
7. Never make a game of dodging cars.
8. If necessary to walk on the pavement, stay close to the left edge and step off to the left when traffic approaches.
9. Do not enter or leave a vehicle while it is moving.
10. Never hook rides on automobiles or trucks.
11. Obey all signals and instructions of the school crossing guard.
12. Remind your parents and friends they should always drive carefully, and that everyone should buckle their seat belts.