Back To School Safety
Children need to learn how to stay safe when travelling to and from school to help reduce the risks of pedestrian and bicycle injuries.
Walking to School
- Spend time walking with your children and observe how they deal with traffic.
- Choose the route to school or the bus stop that is the safest for your child.
- Take the same route every day and avoid short cuts.
- Remind your children to demonstrate proper pedestrian behaviour. It is extremely important for them to look both directions twice and always walk facing traffic if no footpath is available.
- Pick the place where your child will cross the street. Never enter the street from between parked cars or from behind bushes or shrubs. Cross streets at corners. Use traffic signals and pedestrian crossings whenever possible.
- Provide your children with bright clothing so motorists can easily see them.
Riding on a Bus to School
- If possible, an adult should be close to the bus stop at all times, and children should be remember the rules of the road.
- Stay out of the street and avoid horseplay while waiting for the bus.
- Wait for the bus to come to a complete stop before approaching.
- Walk immediately onto the pavement and out of traffic after getting off the bus.
- Finally, never cross the street behind a school bus.
Riding a Bicycle to School
- Always wear a bike helmet.
- Ride with traffic.
- Wear bright clothes or reflective safety gear.
Riding in a Passenger Vehicle to School
- If your child is less than 5 years old and less than 20 kilograms, make sure the child is properly buckled up in a weight-appropriate child safety seat in the back seat. For children age 5 and older, make sure they are buckled in all seating positions at all times.
- In addition, safety experts say that all children under the age of 12 should ride in the back seat, and that children from 4 to 8 years of age should ride in a booster seat.
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