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Walk With Care Everywhere

Cover of brochure Know your traffic signs
Four basic safety rules More safe habits - 'Learn and Live'

Your Four Basic Safety Rules...

  1. Cross at the corner or crosswalk
  2. Stop before you cross
  3. Look both ways
  4. Always walk across the street

Learn and Live

  • Watch for turning cars from both left and right.
  • Never cross or enter the street from between parked cars.
  • Don't chase or follow balls or other toys into the street.
  • Where there are no sidewalks, walk on the left side of the street, facing traffic.

Take the test below and see how safe you are!

Answer "True" or "False"

1. You can always cross at a corner, even if there is no sidewalk.  
2. You should run across the street.  
3. It's all right to run if no cars are coming.  
4. Stop before you cross.  
5. You should always look both ways before crossing the street.  
6. It's OK to run into the street if you are chasing a ball.  

Answers:

Quiz answers: 1-T 2-F 3-F 4-T 5-T 6-F

Know your rules.
You can't make even one mistake!

CHP 922  (Rev. 6/1991)  OPI 013