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SAFE

DRIVING
IS GOOD FOR YOUR
CHILD’S HEALTH!

For more information about the City of San José Street Smarts
traffic safety education program, contact:
408.975.3238

Developed in partnership with the Oregon Department of Transportation;


portions copyrighted by ODOT and permission granted in advance to
reproduce in whole or in part for free, educational uses.

This publication can be made available upon request in alternate


formats, such as Braille, large print, audio recording or accessible
electronic format. Requests can be made by calling:
408.535.3500 or 800.735.2929 (CRS).

City of San José

www.GetStreetSmarts.org
EVERYONE KNOWS YOU ARE A REALLY BUT ARE YOU A GOOD STOPPER?

GOOD DRIVER. WHERE WOULD


YOU STOP?

AT 30 MPH
YOU WOULD
STOP HERE.
After hitting the first
two children and
increasing their chance
AT 25 MPH of major injury, such as
YOU WOULD broken bones, severe
STOP HERE. cuts, unconsciousness,
or permanent disability,
by 60%.

Driving five miles over the speed limit may not seem how good of a driver you are. The faster you go, the
like a very big deal, until you harm or kill a child who longer it takes to stop your moving car. Speeding is
unexpectedly runs in front of your car. It doesn’t matter hazardous to our children’s health.
DO YOU HAVE KIDS? DO YOU KNOW KIDS?
THINK ABOUT HOW YOU WANT PEOPLE TO DRIVE AROUND YOUR KIDS...

SAFE DRIVING PRACTICES DANGEROUS DRIVING PRACTICES TEACH THE CHILDREN IN YOUR LIFE TO: DID YOU KNOW?

DO: DON’T: • Walk on the sidewalk, not in the street.


• Look all ways before crossing the street.
• Many speeders in your neighborhood live in your
neighborhood.
• Come to a complete stop at stop signs. • Pick up or drop off your child in the middle
• Make eye contact with drivers before stepping off • 23% of fatal accidents happen on local roads,
• Always yield to pedestrians in crosswalks. of the street.
a sidewalk. such as residential streets.
• Only load passengers at the curb in the designated safe • Call your children across the street to your car.
• Cross the street only in the crosswalk or at an • You are more likely to die when struck by a car
loading areas. • Double-park. traveling 30 mph than a car traveling 25 mph.
intersection, not in the middle of a block.
• Expect children to pop up in the wrong place! • Make U-turns in school zones. • According to the World Health Organization’s
• Watch for backing cars.
• Follow the safety instructions given by crossing guards • Block the crosswalk or driveways with your car. 2007 “Youth and Safety Report”:
• Obey adult crossing guards and school safety patrols.
and school officials. Car crashes are the number one cause of death
• Park in red zones or bus zones. • Pay attention to cars when walking or biking. for young persons, worldwide, between the ages
• Buckle up everyone in your car. • Leave your vehicle unattended in a passenger • Never step out from between parked cars (drivers of 10 and 24.
• Always pay attention to the road. loading zone. can’t see them in time to stop).
• Speed through school zones or residential areas. • Never chase a ball into the street.
• Talk on your cell phone. DON’T BE A STATISTIC!
• Get distracted while you are driving. PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN.
PROTECT OUR CHILDREN.
We need to protect our children. Remember, you have
the power to keep them safe. When you’re in a school
zone, pay extra attention, obey all traffic laws, and drive
the speed limit. Good drivers are good stoppers!
Please drive carefully, especially in school zones.

DISTANCE IT TAKES TO STOP A CAR

20 mph 41 feet
TRAVELING AT:

25 mph 58 feet
30 mph 76 feet
35 mph 98 feet
40 mph 121 feet
45 mph 147 feet

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150

NUMBER OF FEET IT WILL TAKE YOU TO STOP

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