![]() Use a flashlight or wear something retro-reflective at night to help drivers see you.īicycle riders under age 18 must wear a helmet under state law and practice the following:.If there’s no sidewalk, walk on left side of road, facing traffic, to see oncoming cars.Never cross the street from between cars.Look all ways before crossing, watching for cars that are turning.Use the intersection walk/don’t walk push-button.Cross only on the new green light, so you have time to cross safely.Remove headphones and put away cell phones and other electronic devices when crossing the street. ![]() But remember that painted lines can’t stop cars. Always use a crosswalk when available.Cross only at corners so drivers can see you.Children under age 10 should not cross the street alone.Pedestrians should remember the following safety tips: Scan between parked cars as children could dart into the street near school zones, playgrounds, bus stops and in neighborhoods.Drive with headlights on so children and other drivers can see you.Always stop for school buses that are loading, or unloading students.Obey school zone speed limit signs and come to a complete stop at all intersections.Pay extra attention near schools during the morning and afternoon hours. Drive slowly in and around school and residential areas.Don’t use mobile devices, including cell phones, eat, apply make up, or shave. To help protect children, the Auto Club urges motorists to follow these safety tips: For more information or to obtain the catalog, call Teri Bloom, 71. The fatalities are more likely to happen mid-afternoon, when school is letting out.Įducators can also request an Auto Club Traffic Safety Materials Catalog which features available educational materials, community programs and safety initiatives. One-fifth of children under age 14 who die in motor vehicle crashes are pedestrians, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Tell children to remove headphones and put away cell phones and other electronic devices so they can hear and see traffic when crossing the street, Lorz Villagrana said. Mandatory seat belt laws, air bags, bike helmet requirements, texting and cell phone ban awareness as well as new, safer ways for crossing streets should be discussed with children, she added. Traffic safety rules have changed significantly since today’s parents were children, said Lorz Villagrana. “Drivers must watch for children walking or riding a bike and reduce their speeds in school zones.” “Increased hazards for children walking to and from school or waiting at bus stops is due to more traffic congestion near campuses,” said the Auto Club’s Community Programs & and Traffic Safety Manager Anita Lorz Villagrana. This has created a dangerous environment for all road users, according to the Auto Club. Today, more students are driven by parents to school due to sharply reduced school bus service and they are mixing with more commuters who use bicycles and motorcycles to save gas. Nationally, traffic collisions are the number one cause of death and injury for youngsters less than 15 years of age. The Auto Club’s popular “Pick Up and Drop Off Children at School” tip card and Halloween safety bookmark are also available this fall as part of 165,500 pieces of traffic safety materials to be distributed across the Southland. New items for schools to distribute to families include colorful pedestrian School’s Open Walk Safely bookmarks, a safety DVD and teacher curriculum and School’s Open Parent Handout. The campaign’s goal is to help boost traffic safety awareness in and around schools due to increased traffic congestion. To help motorists, bicyclists and young pedestrians stay safe as nearly 7 million California schoolchildren return to classrooms, the Automobile Club of Southern California is distributing more than 150,000 back to school safety posters, traffic safety coloring and activity books, new pedestrian safety bookmarks and yellow school-bus shaped bumper stickers to schools and libraries, community groups and law enforcement as part of AAA’s 79 th annual “School’s Open-Drive Carefully campaign.
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