08/11/2026
With the school year beginning, it’s a great time to reinforce safe walking habits.
🚸 Teach children to look left, right, and left again and to keep watching as they cross.
📵 Encourage “heads up, phones down” to avoid distractions.
🚶♀️➡️ Always use sidewalks and crosswalks, and make eye contact with drivers before stepping into the street.
🚗 Remind kids to stay alert for turning or backing vehicles and to never run into the road or cross between parked cars.
👧 Children under 10 should always cross with an adult.
🔦 When it’s dark, help them stay visible with bright or reflective clothing.
Let’s all stay alert, model safe habits, and work together to keep every child safe on their walk to and from school. Did you know? Males account for more than 6 in 10 fatal pedestrian injuries among children.
Check out our Fast Facts on Pedestrian Safety:https://www.safekids.org/sites/default/files/documents/fast_facts_-_2025-_pedestrian_injuries_updated.pdf