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An increasing number of schools throughout York Region with their child
are encouraging students and their families to use active
travel to school, such as walking or biking instead of driving.
Telephone: 905-895-1231 Schools are areas with multiple
Toll Free: 1-877-464-9675 Active and Safe Routes to School programs promote distractions for both drivers and
increased physical activity, reduced trac congestion, better air pedestrians. By driving children
www.york.ca quality and great opportunities to get to know your community to school, drivers may be
and neighbours better! contributing to heavy trac volumes
and creating unfavourable conditions
Physically active children are healthier, able to maintain for pedestrians.
a healthy body weight, stay focused and learn better at school.
 WALK Safe DRIVE Safe
The real penalty for not obeying traffic
Parents can be great role models for their children. Teach
children about pedestrian safety as soon as you start
walking with them.

In order to safely cross a street on their own, children regulations is you may risk the safety
need three important skills:
1. Be able to decide on a safe crossing route of children! BYLAWS AND FINES VARY BY MUNICIPALITY.
2. Realistically assess a vehicles speed
3. Judge safe gaps in trac in order to cross the street CONTACT YOUR LOCAL MUNICIPALITY FOR MORE INFORMATION.

These skills are usually not developed until children are

between age nine and 11. Supervise children who have Signage commonly seen near York Region Schools
not yet mastered these skills. (Source: Parachute Canada 2013.
National Injury Prevention Organization.)
COMMUNITY
Drivers must Supervised No Parking School Zone
SAFETY observe signage Crossing. Cross allowed at - observe
ZONE and watch for the street here. the specied speed limit.
MAXIMUM
FINES reduced speed Obey the 9 AM - 4 PM times.
40
Teach Your Child to
limits. Fines may crossing guard.
INCREASED be doubled. MON-FRI
km/h

Cross the Road Safely FIRE ROUTE

No Parking in Fire No Stopping sign
D O N O T PA S S
Prepare to stop for a
Routes. These need to means no stopping at school bus at any time.
Stand well back on the sidewalk until ready to
be clear for emergency all the times specied; WHEN LIGHTS Fines range from $400
cross the street
vehicles. Fines range
7 AM - 9 AM
except to obey police FLASHING to $2,000 with six
Use crosswalks and intersections with crossing VEHICLES WILL BE
from $100 to $200.
3 PM - 7 PM
or danger on the road. demerit points for a
TAGGED AND /OR
guards if available MON-SAT
TOWED AWAY rst oence.
Make sure vehicles travelling in all directions
have come to a complete stop and the road
has no visible moving trac before crossing Drivers please be aler t whenever driving in a school community.
Always make eye contact with the driver Here are some drive safe recommendations:
Walk, do not run
Walk beside bikes or scooters; - Observe all road signage
do not ride while crossing the road - Follow posted speed limits; school zones usually have reduced
Do not wear earphones or text while walking speeds so drivers can safely stop to allow children to cross
the street
- Avoid U-turns, backing up or making three point turns
- Watch for vehicles, pedestrians, bikes, scooters and stopped
For older children walking to school,
encourage them to walk with a school buses
walking buddy. More pedestrians - Observe placement of crosswalks, traffic lights and road signage
actually heightens driver - Seek out legal parking areas near school for days when you plan
awareness, which can result in Booster seats are required by
slower speeds and increase safety. to park and walk a block law until your child is
4 9, eight years old or 80 lbs.