Safety tips for Pedestrian Safety Month

Published on September 18, 2023

Woman and man and child walking across street while both holding young boy's hands

September is Pedestrian Safety Month and the City of Menlo Park has some helpful tips to help make the roads safe for everyone in the community. Please review these safety tips:

Pedestrians:

  • Make yourself visible by wearing light colored clothes made of reflective materials and using a flashlight when walking at night.
  • Make eye contact with drivers, do not assume that they can see you.
  • Stay off of your phone.
  • Use signaled crosswalks, obey traffic signals and watch for turning vehicles. 
  • Look left-right-left before crossing a street.

Drivers:

  • Slow down in streets with lots of pedestrian traffic (schools, downtown).
  • Pedestrians have the right of way at ANY crosswalk or intersection, so yield and be prepared to stop.
  • Avoid blocking crosswalks while waiting to make a right-hand turn.
  • Stay off your phone and never drive impaired. 

The Safe Routes to School program offers many resources to teach and promote pedestrian safety. 

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