KIDS: Let's Go Walking!

BRANDON: Crossing Streets Safely

SYDNEI: Okay, smart pedestrians,

SYDNEI: tell me why you might need

SYDNEI: to walk across a street?

BRANDON: To get to my bus stop.

SOPHIA: To go play at the park.

SEAN: To go see my friends.

TY: It may be okay for you to cross the street

TY: on a quiet street in your neighborhood,

TY: but what should you do at a busy street?

CYRANI: Do not cross a busy street by myself!

CYRANI: Cross with an adult!

CYRANI: And stay together!

SYDNEI: Correct!

SYDNEI: But do you know how to be a smart pedestrian

SYDNEI: when you're crossing the street on your own?

KIDS: Yes!

TY: Okay, let's see.

TY: What are the 6 steps you need to remember

TY: to cross the street safely?

DREW: Find a safe place to cross!

SOPHIA: Stop at the edge!

SEAN: Look and listen for traffic!

KATE: Cross quickly and safely!

BRANDON: Be extra cautious in bad weather

BRANDON: or when it's dark!

NOELIA: Be a role model!

SYDNEI: Great! Let's take them one at a time.

DREW: Find a safe place to cross!

SYDNEI: How do you find a safe place

SYDNEI: to cross the street?

DREW: I look for a place where I can see

DREW: clearly in both directions.

DREW: Parked cars, bushes, trees, fences,

DREW: a curve in the road, or a hill

DREW: can block me from seeing cars

DREW: and keep cars from seeing me.

DREW: I do not cross where my view is blocked.

DREW: I look for a safer place to cross.

DREW: When I find a place where I can see cars

DREW: and cars can see me

I am ready to cross the street.

TY: Good!

SOPHIA: Stop at the edge!

TY: The next step is to Stop at the Edge.

TY: Why do you always stop at the edge of the road?

SOPHIA: I stop at the edge where

SOPHIA: I can look both ways for traffic.

SYDNEI: What do you do if you need to cross

SYDNEI: near parked cars?

SOPHIA: I stop twice.

SOPHIA: First I stop at the edge of the road,

SOPHIA: to make sure the parked cars aren't

SOPHIA: getting ready to go.

SOPHIA: Then I stop at the edge of the cars

SOPHIA: so I can see traffic and traffic can see me.

SEAN: Look and listen for traffic!

TY: Okay, you've stopped at the edge.

TY: Do you know the right way

TY: to look and listen for traffic?

KIDS: Look Left!

KIDS: Look Right!

KIDS: Look Left Again!

SEAN: I look left first

SEAN: because that's where the traffic is closest to me.

SEAN: I look right next to see if any traffic

SEAN: is coming on the other side of the road.

SEAN: I look left again to make sure it's still safe

SEAN: because cars move quickly.

SEAN: And I don't forget to listen for traffic!

SEAN: If I hear a car engine...

SOUND OF CAR ENGINE

SEAN: or a siren...

SOUND OF SIREN

SEAN: or a horn...

SOUND OF CAR HORN

SEAN: I stop and look again.

SEAN: If I don't see or hear any traffic

SEAN: and check left, right, left

SEAN: to make sure it's clear,

SEAN: then it's safe for me to start crossing.

KATE: Cross quickly and safely!

SYDNEI: How do you cross the street quickly and safely?

KATE: I look and listen for traffic as I cross.

KATE: I walk straight across.

KATE: I walk quickly, but do not run.

BRANDON: Be extra cautious in bad weather

BRANDON: or when it's dark!

TY: What should you do to be extra cautious

TY: in bad weather or when it's dark?

BRANDON: I wear bright colors and reflective material

BRANDON: so drivers can see me.

BRANDON: I wait for cars to pass because they

BRANDON: can take longer to stop on slippery streets.

SYDNEI: Okay, last one!

NOELIA: Be a role model!

SYDNEI: What can you do to be a good role model

SYDNEI: for younger kids?

NOELIA: I always cross the street safely myself.

NOELIA: I hold their hands and show them the steps

NOELIA: for crossing a street safely.

NOELIA: I tell them not to run into the street

NOELIA: and call them back if they do.

NOELIA: I show them how to stop at the edge

NOELIA: of parked cars

NOELIA: because little kids

NOELIA: are very hard for drivers to see.

TY: So one more time,

TY: what are the 6 steps you need to remember

TY: to cross the street safely?

DREW: Find a safe place to cross!

SOPHIA: Stop at the edge!

SEAN: Look and listen for traffic!

KATE: Cross quickly and safely!

BRANDON: Be extra cautious in bad weather

BRANDON: or when it's dark!

NOELIA: Be a role model!

TY: You've taken the next big step

TY: to being a smart pedestrian

TY: by knowing how to cross streets safely.

SYDNEI: Have fun,

TY: be safe, and…

KIDS: Let's Go Walking!

CHILDREN GIGGLE