Quick Facts

• Children ages 5 to 9 are at the greatest risk from traffic-related pedestrian death and injury.

• Pedestrian injuries are the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related death among children ages
  5 to 14.

Prevention Tips

• Never allow children under age 10 to cross streets alone.

• Instruct children to look left-right-left again when crossing a street and to continue looking as they cross.

• Teach children to walk facing traffic, as far to the left as possible, when sidewalks are not available.

• Require children to wear retro-reflective materials and carry a flashlight at dawn and dusk.

• Prohibit play in driveways, in unfenced yards, in streets or parking lots.

• Always model and teach proper pedestrian behavior.

• Teach children to obey traffic signs and signals.

• Always cross at crosswalks or intersections.