Crosswalk Safety for Kids
As children get older and begin to walk to school and other places, you need to teach them the proper lessons for crosswalk safety. Spend some time with your kids to help them develop good crosswalk habits.
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Significance
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The Minnesota Safety Council suggests that children under 10 years of age are unable to properly judge the distance and speed of oncoming traffic. That is why it is important to teach children proper crosswalk safety.
Features
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Teach children to look for the standard crosswalk sign so they know how to identify a busy crosswalk, and what measures to take to properly cross.
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Parental Help
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Just before children go to school for the first time, parents should walk them around the neighborhood and teach them how to safely cross at crosswalks. Tell them to look both ways before crossing, to make sure no traffic is coming in either direction. They should know to walk briskly to the other side of the street and not linger or play in the crosswalk. When the crosswalk signal indicates it is unsafe to walk, they should wait until the signal changes and shows it is safe to cross, but they should still look both ways to make sure no vehicles are coming.
Double Take
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Teach children to look both ways at least twice before walking into a crosswalk at a busy intersection.
Corners
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The Minnesota Safety Council recommends you also teach children to watch for cars turning at corners when they are getting ready to enter a crosswalk.
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