ON THE North Shore alone
last year, 76 pedestrians
were injured in traffic acci-
dents. On a province-wide
basis, more than 100 pedes-
trians were killed and
another 2,500 were injured.

The North Shore Safety Coun-
cil notes that too many walkers
are oblivicus to traffic dangers.
Many pedestrians trust that traffic
Signals and crosswalks will protect
them or assume that they
automatically have the right-of-
way, that drivers will be responsi-
ble and look out for them.

But to be safe as a pedestrian,
you need to remain alert at ail
times and develop defensive walk-
ing habits.

The following guidelines
useful steps to pedestrian safety:
@ Before crossing a street, stop at
the curb and look left, right and
left again before entering the
roadway.

If there are vehicles coming, let

them pass and once more look
left, right and left. Keep on look-
ing left and right until you're
safely across the street.
@ At crosswalks equipped with
traffic signals, wait until the light
turns green or the ‘‘Walk’’ signal
is lighted.

Always check left, right and left
before starting across the street. If
the ‘Don't Walk’’ signal is flash-
ing, don’t start to cross the street.
However, you should complete
your crossing if you’re already in
the crosswalk.

@ Never assume you have the
sight-of-way, even if traffic

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