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PEDESTRIANS SAFETY

Pedestrians Safety

To look after your safety as a pedestrian and to teach children how to look after themselves is fairly mandatory nowadays; keep in mind the following rules and make sure your children understand them as well so you will never be involved in a undesirable situation:

For children:
  • Check everywhere before crossing, that is, right, left and right.
  • Do not cross from in-between cars as it is hard to see cars coming your way.
  • Do not play in the middle of driveways.
  • If there are no sidewalks where you are walking always walk facing oncoming cars.
  • If you are walking at night wear something colorful, especially if walking roadside.
  • Respect traffic signs, as drivers may obey them.
  • When crossing, always use the intersections.

As a driver:
Remember that pedestrians may be walking or standing in unpredictable places, be always careful when driving and do not take pedestrians for granted.

Whenever you have trouble seeing, due to darkness or bad weather, remember to slow down, there may be a pedestrian near you with the same trouble.

Slow down and stop when a pedestrian is in a crosswalk, this will show other drivers a pedestrian is nearby.

If you see a car has stopped remember there is always a reason so, do not pass that car unless you are sure it is safe to do so.

Do not take pedestrians for granted or assume they have to follow rules even if they are breaking them; remember some people can be handicapped, mentally impaired or simply drunk.

It is important for adults to teach and help children develop appropriate road-crossing behavior, as consequences of bad crossing can be much harder for children than for adults sometimes. Always encourage them to look both ways before crossing and to be aware of the importance of traffic signals.


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