KIDS: Let's Go Walking!

NOELIA: Crossing Intersections Safely!

TY: Okay, pedestrians,

TY: can you tell me what an intersection is?

SEAN: It's where two streets come together.

KATE: It can be small.

DREW: Or it can be big.

SYDNEI: Why would you need to cross an intersection?

BRANDON: To get to the library.

CYRANI: To walk to school.

SOPHIA: To go to play softball.

NOELIA: To get to the bus stop.

TY: Crossing intersections can be tricky,

TY: because traffic is coming from several directions.

TY: Do you know how to be a smart pedestrian

TY: when you're crossing an intersection?

KIDS: Yes!

SYDNEI: Let's see.

SYDNEI: What are the 5 steps you need to remember

SYDNEI: to cross intersections safely?

BRANDON: Find a safe place to cross!

NOELIA: Stop at the edge!

KATE: Look and listen for traffic!

CYRANI: Look for traffic signs or signals!

NOELIA: Cross quickly and safely!

TY: Very good!

TY: These steps sound familiar,

TY: like the ones for crossing the street.

TY: Let's go through each step.

BRANDON: Find a safe place to cross!

TY: Here's a big question.

TY: Is it safer to cross at an intersection

TY: or in the middle of the block?

NOELIA: It's safer to cross at an intersection

NOELIA: because that's where drivers expect

NOELIA: to see pedestrians crossing the street.

BRANDON: When there is a marked crosswalk

BRANDON: in the middle of the block,

BRANDON: then that's a safe place to cross

BRANDON: away from an intersection.

BRANDON: But I always wait for drivers to stop

BRANDON: before I cross at a mid-block crosswalk.

SYDNEI: So how do you find a safe place to cross

SYDNEI: at an intersection?

BRANDON: I look for a marked, or painted, crosswalk,

BRANDON: because it's the safest place to cross.

SOPHIA: If there's no painted crosswalk,

SOPHIA: I cross at the corner.

TY: Good!

NOELIA: Stop at the edge!

TY: The next step is Stop at the Edge.

TY: How do you Stop at the Edge

TY: for an intersection?

NOELIA: I stop at the edge of the road

NOELIA: or the sidewalk;

NOELIA: I don't step into the road.

DREW: I face the direction I want to walk.

KATE: Look and listen for traffic!

SYDNEI: Do you know the right way

SYDNEI: to look and listen for traffic?

SYDNEI: Remember,

SYDNEI: cars may be coming from behind you

SYDNEI: or in front of you!

KATE: Look Left!

SOPHIA: Look Right!

KATE: Look Left Again!

SOPHIA: Look Front!

KATE: Look Behind!

DREW: And I always remember

DREW: to listen for traffic!

CYRANI: Look for traffic signs or signals!

TY: At intersections

TY: you also need to Look

TY: for Traffic Signs and Signals.

TY: What are some traffic signs or signals?

TY: What do they tell drivers and pedestrians?

SEAN: A Stop Sign.

SEAN: It tells drivers they need to stop,

SEAN: check all directions for other cars and pedestrians,

SEAN: then cross the intersection.

SEAN: A traffic signal.

SEAN: Yellow tells drivers to slow down.

SEAN: Red tells them to stop.

SEAN: Green tells them to go.

SYDNEI: What are the signals at intersections

SYDNEI: for pedestrians?

SYDNEI: What do they tell you?

A pedestrian signal tells me when to walk

CYRANI: and when NOT to walk.

CYRANI: The red hand

CYRANI: or red "Don't Walk" tells me to wait.

CYRANI: The white symbol of a person walking

CYRANI: or the white "Walk"

CYRANI: tells me to cross now with caution.

CYRANI: Numbers counting down

CYRANI: tell me how much time I have left to cross.

CYRANI: The flashing red hand or "Don't Walk"

CYRANI: tells me to finish crossing

CYRANI: if I'm already in the street,

CYRANI: but to wait for the next walk signal

CYRANI: if I haven't started crossing.

TY: At an intersection with a pedestrian signal,

TY: when should you cross?

CYRANI: I always wait for the next Walk symbol.

CYRANI: When I see the Walk symbol

CYRANI: in the direction I want to go,

CYRANI: I look left-right-left-front-behind

CYRANI: and listen for traffic.

CYRANI: Then I step into the street

CYRANI: only when it is safe to cross.

SYDNEI: Some intersections don't have pedestrian signals.

SYDNEI: How do you know when to cross there?

NOELIA: I look at the traffic signals

NOELIA: and wait for a green light

NOELIA: in the direction I want to go.

NOELIA: I look left-right-left-front-behind

NOELIA: and listen for traffic.

NOELIA: Then I step into the street

NOELIA: only when it is safe to cross.

SOPHIA: Cross quickly and safely!

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

SOPHIA: I walk quickly, but I do not run.

BRANDON: I keep my head up

BRANDON: and look for cars in all directions

BRANDON: because cars can come up quickly.

SEAN: I walk straight across.

NOELIA: Where there is a painted crosswalk.

NOELIA: I stay within the lines.

SYDNEI: Let's review the 5 steps you need to remember

SYDNEI: to cross intersections safely.

BRANDON: Find a safe place to cross!

NOELIA: Stop at the edge!

KATE: Look and listen for traffic!

CYRANI: Look for traffic signs or signals!

NOELIA: Cross quickly and safely!

SYDNEI: Learning how to cross intersections safely

SYDNEI: is another big step

SYDNEI: on your way to being a smart pedestrian.

TY: Have fun,

SYDNEI: be safe, and…

KIDS: Let's Go Walking!

CHILDREN GIGGLE