Dangers Outside When we think about keeping ourselves

Dangers Outside When we think about keeping ourselves safe, we might think about staying safe both indoors and outdoors. The dangers outside are quite different from those inside the home.

Be Street-Smart Busy roads, full of different vehicles One of the at biggest dangersmean we all travelling high speeds, weface have when we are out and about is traffic. to take extra care whenever we are near roads. Have you ever heard of the Green Cross Code?

Be Street-Smart The Green Cross Code is a set of instructions to help keep pedestrians safe when they cross roads. Tell your adult what you know about crossing roads safely. The Green Cross Code was introduced in 1971. It reminds us to: stop; look and listen; wait; look and listen again; cross carefully.

Different Dangers Of course, road safety is really important but it isn’t the only danger we need to be aware of when we are out and about. With your adult, can you think of any other dangers we might face outside?

Different Dangers Things we can do to stay safe outside: • Call 999 to get the emergency services. • Stay with your grown-up. • Make sure you can see your grown-up and they can see you. • Look carefully at the signs, read what they say and do what they say. • Choose somewhere safer to play. • Look, listen and concentrate. • Remember to follow instructions. • Follow the rules about being outside in the hot weather

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