--- title: "Roads, Pavements and Crossing Safely" description: "Walk on pavements with an adult. Choose a crossing together, stop back from the kerb, look and listen for traffic, and wait until it is safe. Keep looking while crossing. Learn how parked cars can blo" canonical: https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/roads-pavements-and-crossing-safely-mt_xAX6ilyS-N source: https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/roads-pavements-and-crossing-safely-mt_xAX6ilyS-N.md retrieved: 2026-11-12 --- > **Agent view.** This is the Markdown twin of the page, for tools and assistants. > When to use this site, and the call that answers each job: https://lightmysky.com/agent-instructions.md > API description (OpenAPI 3.1): https://lightmysky.com/openapi.json · Authentication: https://lightmysky.com/auth.md > Pricing: https://lightmysky.com/pricing.md · Catalog: https://lightmysky.com/llms.txt · Full catalog: https://lightmysky.com/llms-full.txt > Every machine-readable file on this domain: https://lightmysky.com/.well-known/ai-catalog.json > Ask for Markdown with `Accept: text/markdown`, a `.md` address, or `?mode=agent`. # Roads, Pavements and Crossing Safely Walk on pavements with an adult. Choose a crossing together, stop back from the kerb, look and listen for traffic, and wait until it is safe. Keep looking while crossing. Learn how parked cars can block your view and hide you from drivers. Subject: Personal & Social Development · Area: Responsible Decision-Making · Ages 5 to 7 Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/roads-pavements-and-crossing-safely-mt_xAX6ilyS-N ## Ready when they can - Name three places that are safer to cross than the middle of a parked row - Say the order of the steps at the kerb and why looking continues while crossing - Explain why a driver may not see a small child standing between two cars ## Lesson: Crossing the road with care You have learned to cross with a trusted adult. Roads carry cars and other traffic. Walk on the pavement with your adult and hold their hand. Watch for cars crossing the pavement at driveways. Your adult helps choose a crossing. A zebra crossing has painted stripes. Other crossings have lights for people walking. A footbridge goes over the road. These are better choices than a gap between parked cars. At a road crossing, check traffic and wait with your adult. Stripes do not make moving cars stop. *(drawing: Stay with your adult through every step.)* The kerb is the edge of the pavement. Stop back from it with your adult. Look both ways and check for turning traffic. Listen too. Listening does not replace looking. At lights for people walking, wait for the walk signal and still check traffic. Wait until your adult says it is safe and the traffic you must cross has stopped or the road is clear. Put your phone away before crossing. Hold your adult's hand and walk straight across. Do not run. Keep looking for traffic until you reach the other pavement. Traffic can change while you cross, so one look is not enough. Parked cars can block your view of traffic and hide you from drivers. Bends can hide traffic too. Do not step out between cars to see better. Stay on the pavement and ask your adult to find a crossing with a clear view. It is harder for drivers to see people after dark. Reflective strips on clothes shine when car lights reach them. Your adult can carry a light to help you see the path. Stay together on lit pavements. These aids do not replace checking and waiting before crossing. **Recap.** Cross with your adult. Stop back, look and listen, and wait until safe. Walk together and keep watching until you reach the other pavement. *Original road-crossing lesson, questions and flashcards written for this dataset.* ## Practice 8 questions on this page, each with its working shown. ## Needs first - [Everyday Safety Awareness](https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/everyday-safety-awareness-mt_q3vRl4dddK) ## Opens up - [First Aid You Can Actually Do](https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/first-aid-you-can-actually-do-mt_dlq0FtJVVi)