PEDESTRIAN SAFETY MESSAGES 

"Move Ahead with Street Sense"

STAGE I

-          Hold a grown-up's hand

-          Hold a grown-up's hand when you're on the footpath

-          Hold a grown-up's hand when you cross the road

-          Hold a grown-up's hand when you're in a car park

STAGE II

-          Use a safe place to cross

-          Hold an adult's hand when you cross the road

STAGE III

-          Stop! Look! Listen! Think! every time you cross the road

-          Use a safe place to cross the road

TEACHERS

'Move Ahead with Street Sense' gives children the following main messages for pedestrian safety:

Stage 1

-          Hold a grown-up's hand when you're on the footpath

-          Hold a grown-up's hand when you're in the car park

-          Hold a grown-up's hand when you cross the road

-          Wait till the bus has gone, then use a safe place to cross the road

Stage 2 

-          Hold a grown-up's hand when you cross the road

-          Use a safe place to cross the road

-          Wait till the bus has gone, then use a safe place to cross the road

Stage 3

-          Stop! Look! Listen! Think! Every time you cross the road

-          Use a safe place to cross the road

-          Wait till the bus has gone, then use a safe place to cross the road

'Move Ahead with Street Sense' gives the following advice to parents regarding child pedestrian safety in the traffic environment:

-          children up to eight years old should hold an adult's hand on the footpath, in the car park, or when crossing the road; an adult is defined as a parent, caregiver, grandparent, sibling in high school or older, other relative or neighbour, or other adult as advised by the child's parents/carers

-          children up to ten years old should be actively supervised in the traffic environment and should hold an adult's hand when crossing the road

This cartoon provides graphic facts about Children and Safety in the Traffic Environment.