Walk Safely - Educational Film from 1982 - Fiesta Films

[Music] one [Music] err err err err err err err err err err err err err err err err err err [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Laughter] every year thousands of kids wind up in the hospital like this little girl she was hit by a car but there are a few simple rules that can help you to always walk safely we're here to talk about pedestrian accidents the kind of accident that happens when someone who was walking they're hit by a car did you know that these accidents have some more often to kids than to any other group of people but it doesn't have to be that way in this film we're going to look at some different kinds of accidents involving kids and cars in each situation you'll see someone doing something that is not safe when you see someone doing something that's not safe try to remember it someone this movie is over you can discuss it ready here's the first situation bright red light three light red light here comes a kid with some important news hey you guys my cat does that kisses this accident should not have happened you probably already know why there are three simple rules that can help you to always walk faithfully 1 always stop at the curb before crossing the street to always up to the left down to the right and up to the left again 3 always wait until you know it safe and walk quickly across the street while still looking out for traffic now let's see the right way to do it hey you guys I can't des hag kiss it kiss it my cat come on over always stop at the curb imagine there is a stop sign at any curb whether there is or not always look up to the left down to the right [Music] then up to the labs again always wait until it is safe then what quickly across keeping an eye out for traffic did you know that parts cars can be dangerous well they can so can big bushes and shrubbery when you cross the street in front of parked cars or thick bushes you make it impossible for a driver to see you what girl did wrong she quickly looked both ways but there were parked cars at blocks with you she couldn't see the car coming down the street and the driver couldn't see her let's take a look at what she should have done when you cross between parked cars stop at the curb first look into the cars to make sure our driver isn't getting ready to pull out if it's a step up the curb and walk to the outer edge of the parked car stop at the outside edge and then look up to the left look down to the right then up to the left again wait until it is safe only wanting to know it it's safe what quickly across the street I'm still watching out for traffic [Music] now lots of kids think that just because they're crossing at a crosswalk with the traffic signal that they don't have to stop at the curb or look in all directions or wait until it's safe but that just isn't true even if you're at a crosswalk even if you have a traffic signal with a walk light you still have to be careful watch these kids and see if they do something wrong [Music] did you know what these kids did wrong in this case the cross properly with the walk seminal but the driver ran the red light they got into trouble as they didn't follow the rules we've been talking about they were stopped at the curb but they didn't look in our direction and that didn't wait till it lifted now let's see the right way to do it like we keep saying the only safe way to cross the street is to stop look up to the left down to the right then up to the left again [Music] and at an intersection like this one you must also watch for cars making turns if you have a walk don't walk signal cross only when it says walk even if you have a green light if you only have a traffic signal always wait until it's green and only cross after looking in all direction a lot of accidents happen to Kevlar on ice cream trucks let's take a look and see how this kind of accident happened [Music] did you figure out what that girl's is wrong this situation is a lot like the one involving parked cars when you're buying something from an ice-cream truck people driving cars can't see you because often you're hidden by the truck step to the edge of the truck just like you would if you were crossing the street with parked cars stop look up to the left down to the right then up to the left again don't get so involved in eating your ice cream that you are paying attention to the traffic wait till you're safely back in your yard to enjoy it whenever you learn the driver of a car I can't see one another the situation can be dangerous have you ever found yourself doing something like this [Music] here's another situation where you and the driver of a car can't see one another watch did you figure out what that girl did wrong let's take a look at the right way to cross the street in this situation just like with the parked car an ice-cream truck or bus don't get into situations where you can't see the vehicle coming in your direction and the drivers can't see you when you cross in front of stopped cars stop at the outer fender of every car look to see if there are any cars coming in the next traffic lane if there are make sure they stop before you continue across you've just seen how most accidents involving kids on motor vehicles happen accidents like these happen hundreds of times every day and you've also seen how to prevent them from happening there's a couple of other good rules to remember as well always walk on a sidewalk rather than the street but if there is no sidewalk facing the traffic never play in the street or even near the curb it's just isn't safe and if you have to walk at night wear white or shiny reflective clothing that way the drivers can see you the most important thing to remember when crossing any street is this always stop at the curb imagine there is a stop at any curb whether there is or not always look up to the left down to the right then up to the left again always wait until it is safe then what quickly across keeping an eye out for traffic that's right never run into the street that's how most accidents happen you don't have enough time to see the vehicles that might be coming and drivers don't have time to see you and stop and when you have to cross between parked cars or in front of the bus or an ice cream trucks remember walk to the edge of that vehicle and stop look in all directions to make sure it's safe before crossing that way you'll avoid ending up here in the hospital yeah and that way you always walk safely [Music] [Music]