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I Accept Show Purposes. Table of Contents View All. Table of Contents. Oncoming Traffic. Right Side or Left Side. Speak up for Safety. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Sign Up. What are your concerns? Verywell Fit uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Pedestrian safety is something to be instilled in the minds of pedestrians from a young age.
This can be done through:. Emphasizing the importance of crossing roads at designated areas such as traffic lights and other intersections, pedestrian bridges, painted zebra crossings etc. Giving safety advice for children using school transport on embarking and disembarking school buses. Not walking on the road but on the pavement. If there is no pavement, walk as near to the edge as possible, and remember Pedestrians always keep Right facing the oncoming traffic.
When crossing the road and there is a pedestrian bridge, use it, even if it means walking further. Never cross the road without looking both ways, and check that there is no traffic before crossing the road. Never assume that you have been seen — many disturbances might attract the attention of the driver, including a low sun in the early morning or late afternoon. Do not cross and stop halfway the road — take time until both lanes are clear for you to cross safely.
You can encounter pedestrians anytime and anywhere — even in places where they are not supposed to be found, such as highways. Be aware that many informal settlements are situated alongside main roads and that there are often no formal points of crossing or pedestrian bridges. Pedestrians can be very hard to see — especially in bad weather or at night — Remain alert and avoid distractions.
Do not assume that you have been seen or that pedestrians will do the right thing. They may be physically or mentally impaired — or drunk! Avoid overtaking vehicles in the vicinity of these settlements and especially in dangerous conditions such as heavy rain or night driving. If visibility is bad, slow down — avoid driving when your vision is impaired either by strong rain or the blinding headlights of approaching cars, or a low sun shining in your eyes.
Do not greet friends on the road. Take them to the footpath or the side margin. Do not come on to the main road while waiting for a bus. Stay on the footpath or at earmarked bus stoppage. Where there are barriers, cross the road only at the gaps provided for pedestrians. Do not climb over the barriers or walk between them and the road.
Do not run after a moving bus. When walking at night, wear retro-reflective outdoor clothing or shoes or lights to make you more visible. Avoid wearing dark clothing. When using any type of crossing you should always check that the traffic has stopped before you start to cross or push a pram onto a crossing.
Always cross between the studs or over the zebra markings. Do not cross at the side of the crossing or on the zig-zag lines, as it can be dangerous. Look-outs should be positioned at the front and back of the group and they should wear fluorescent clothes in daylight and reflective clothes in the dark. At night the look-out in front should show a white light and the one at the back a red light.
People on the outside of large groups should also carry lights and wear reflective clothing. Pedestrians must not be on motorways or slip roads except in an emergency see rules and The advice given below for crossing the road is for all pedestrians.
Children should be taught the Code and should not be allowed out alone until they can understand and use it properly. The age when they can do this is different for each child. Many children cannot judge how fast vehicles are going or how far away they are. Children learn by example, so parents and carers should always use the Code in full when out with their children.
They are responsible for deciding at what age children can use it safely by themselves. First find a safe place to cross and where there is a space to reach the footway or footpath on the other side. Where there is a crossing nearby, use it. It is safer to cross using a subway, a footbridge, an island, a zebra, pelican, toucan or puffin crossing, or where there is a crossing point controlled by a police officer or school crossing patrol.
Otherwise choose a place where you can see clearly in all directions. Try to avoid crossing between parked cars see Rule 14 , on a blind bend or close to the brow of a hill. Move to a space where drivers and riders can see you clearly. Do not cross the road diagonally. Stop just before you get to the kerb, where you can see if anything is coming. Do not get too close to the traffic.
Look all around for traffic and listen. Traffic could come from any direction. Listen as well, because you can sometimes hear traffic before you see it. If traffic is coming, let it pass. Look all around again and listen.
Do not cross until there is a safe gap in the traffic and you are certain that there is plenty of time. Remember, even if traffic is a long way off, it may be approaching very quickly. When it is safe go straight across the road — do not run. Keep looking and listening for traffic while you cross, in case there is any traffic you did not see, or in case other traffic appears suddenly.
Look out for cyclists and motorcyclists travelling between lanes of traffic. Do not walk diagonally across the road. When crossing the road, look out for traffic turning into the road, especially from behind you. If you have started and traffic wants to turn into the road, you have priority and they should give way see rule Where there are barriers, cross the road only at the gaps provided for pedestrians.
Do not climb over the barriers or walk between them and the road. Raised surfaces that can be felt underfoot provide warning and guidance to blind or partially sighted people. The most common surfaces are a series of raised studs, which are used at crossing points with a dropped kerb, or a series of rounded raised bars which are used at level crossings, at the top and bottom of steps and at some other hazards.
Check which way the traffic is moving. Do not cross until it is safe to do so without stopping. Bus and cycle lanes may operate in the opposite direction to the rest of the traffic.
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