WALKING SAFETY TIPS

• When walking in the street, walk against the traffic. Not with the traffic. Wear bright clothing so you get the attention of drivers. If you walk at night, wear reflective clothing.
• Always use cross walks, when they are available. Pedestrians have the right of way when in a crosswalk.
• Do not "jay walk" on any street and never walk out from between parked cars.

BICYCLE SAFETY TIPS

• Wear a helmet when biking.
• Wear bright colored and reflective clothing so you are more visible to drivers.
• Always look behind before turning left. Use hand signals and do not make unexpected moves when automobiles are present.
• Use the rules of the road. Stop at all stop signs. Never ride two on a bike and do not wear audio headphones while riding.
• Add front and rear reflectors and lights to your bike.

AT ROUNDABOUTS

• If you are comfortable riding in traffic, take the lane and circulate as your would in a vehicle.
• As with cars, you must wait at the yield line for a sufficient gap in the circulating traffic before entering the roundabout.
• If you are unsure about using the roundabout, dismount and walk your bike as a pedestrian at the designated crosswalks.

How to practice walking or running safely

• Find a partner - there's safety in numbers. If you must run or walk alone, go where there are other people.
• Run or walk during daylight hours whenever possible. If you must exercise in the dark, wear light-reflecting or light color clothing. AVOID RUNNING IN THE STREETS OR IN DESERTED AREAS.
• Be throughly familiar with your route. Know the location of phones, police or fire stations, and 24 hour businesses.
• Listen to your instincts and be willing to vary your route if you sense you're in danger.
• Run or walk against traffic whenever possible.
• Leave jewelry at home.
• Ignore verbal harassment.
• Always carry some form of personal identification in case of emergency.

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TIME TO TELL

Q - A sundial is said to be the timepiece with the fewest moving parts. What is the timepiece with the most moving parts?

A driving practices self-test

1. Do you know that traveling one mile at 50 miles an hour gets you to school less than 1 minute earlier than a speed of 30 miles an hour?

2. When talking on your cell phone while driving, do you know what speed you’re going?

3. When talking on your cell phone while driving, do you focus on the road and pedestrians or on the phone conversation?

4. How many times have you blown through a crosswalk and not noticed either the crossing guard or the pedestrians trying to cross the road?

5. When you hit the “yield to pedestrians in crosswalk” sign do you stop and put it back in the middle of the road within the crosswalk where it belongs?

6. Is the first thing you do when you get in your car is make a phone call then, while in conversation, back out of your parking place?

7. Have you noticed that most school bus drivers strategically stop in the middle of the road when loading or unloading children (because that way no car can go around them, as too often drivers try to do)?

8. How many times have you seen a neighbor dropping off their child at school by car when you’re doing the same thing? Think car pool.