1. First find a safe place to cross, then stop. It is safer to cross at subways, footbridges, pedestrian islands, zebra and pelican crossings or where there is a police officer, school crossing patrol or traffic warden. If you can’t find one of these, choose a place where you can see clearly along the road in all directions.
2. Stand on the pavement near the kerb.
3. Look all around for traffic and listen. Traffic may be coming from any direction. Sometimes you can hear traffic before you can see it.
4. If traffic is coming, let it pass. Look all around again.
5. When there is no traffic near, walk straight across the road. Do not cross unless there is a safe gap and you are sure that you have plenty of time to get across. If in doubt, don’t cross. Always walk across, don’t run.
6. Keep looking and listening for traffic while you cross.
© Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents 1998.
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