KS1 get a lesson in road safety

How to cross a road safely

Options explained

How do traffic lights work?

Green means "Go"!

Now let's try it out for ourselves.

When leaving school use the school "Crossing Patrol"

In a village or town use the zebra crossing.

Never try and cross the road where there are parked cars as you are invisible to a driver.

When you cross a road use the "Green Cross Code"

Think First! Find a safe place to cross, then stop

It is safer using a subway, a footbridge, an island, a zebra, pelican, toucan or puffin crossing, or where there is a police officer, a school crossing patrol or a traffic warden. Where there is a crossing nearby, use it. Otherwise choose a place where you can see clearly in all directions.

Try to avoid crossing between parked cars. Move to a space where drivers can see you clearly.

Stop just before you get to the kerb

Position yourself so that you can see if anything is coming. Do not get too close to the traffic. If there is no pavement, keep back from the edge of the road but make sure you can still see approaching traffic.

Look all around for traffic and listen

Traffic could come from any direction. Also listen, because you can sometimes hear traffic before you see it.

If traffic is coming, let it pass

Look all around again and listen. Do not cross until there is a safe gap in the traffic and you are certain that there is plenty of time.

Remember, even if traffic is a long way off, it may be approaching very quickly.

When it is safe walk straight across the road - do not run

Keep looking and listening for traffic while you cross, in case there is any traffic you did not see, or in case other traffic suddenly appears.