Practicing Pedestrian Safety
A personal practice is a habit or routine you consciously engage in to enhance a skill, change a behavior, or to sustain a daily way of living. We believe that if individuals develop personal practices in terms of pedestrian safety – intentions and reminders to think and act in certain ways under certain conditions – then we can make a shift in reducing traffic violence and improving pedestrian safety.
Three Personal Practices for Pedestrian Safety:
There are three things you can do to enhance your safety as a PEDESTRIAN:
- Be aware of your surroundings. Pay attention.
- LOOK when crossing a street – even if you have the pedestrian signal right of way: 1. Look to your left and look to your right 2. Look to your left again and 3. Especially at intersections: twist and look behind you for traffic approaching from behind you.
- Always cross the street in a crosswalk when one is available. STAND with the HAND and WALK with the MAN according to the Pedestrian Signal.
There are three things you can do to enhance Pedestrian Safety as a DRIVER:
- Slow Down in residential and congested areas. Plan ahead and catch yourself if you find yourself rushing and speeding when you are driving. Speed Kills.
- Be alert and extra cautious while turning at intersections. Some vehicles have blind-spots in their front corners. PAY ATTENTION while TURNING.
- Yield to Pedestrians (Y2P) Plain and simple. (Y2P) = Yield to Pedestrians.
The Little Neck Pedestrian Safety Group is a voluntary association of people who are concerned about pedestrian safety.