Stone Machel and Conner Roed, second-graders at Arbor Heights Elementary School, learn to safely cross the street in a simulated course. They participated with other classmates in a pedestrian safety course sponsored by Seattle Department of Transportation May 29.
Safe Routes to School coordinator for the Seattle Department of Transportation Brian Dougherty and a crew from PRR Consultants, retained by the department, provided safe walking tips for kids and a program overview of pedestrian safety for students May 29 at Arbor Heights School.
Second-graders were explained walking tips and why they are fun and important. Principal Carol Coram and teachers discussed benefits of walking program for their classes.
A simulated course on the school's playground was set up with four bases like a large, paved baseball diamond. Children stopped at each base and were taught a different safety rule. One was that the safest way to cross the street is in the crosswalk. Look right. Look left. Look all around. Make sure you can see the cars and the cars can see you.
Students were rewarded with a sticker at each base, and they ran the bases several times. At the conclusion, they were each handed goodie-bags filled with a coloring book, snack, pencil and additional safety information.
