Look Alert: Tips for Kids that Walk to School

When school starts make sure that if your students walk to school they are prepared. Here are some tips for those who walk to school, as well as driver and drivers sharing the roads with young pedestrians.

According to the Safe Routes to School Guide on teaching children to walk safely as they grow and develop:

1. Safe crossing sites have few cars and clear views of traffic.
   
2. Always stop at the edge of the road or the curb to look for traffic.
   
3. It is important to look for cars in all directions before starting to cross.
   
4. It is safest to cross when no cars are coming in any direction. If you are at an intersection with a walk signal, wait until the walk signal appears and then look in all directions for traffic before crossing.
   
5. Keep looking for traffic when crossing to make sure you can see cars coming.
   
6. Walking directly across the street is the safest way to cross.