UNIMPORTANT, WE CONTINUE TO
HEAR NEW STORIES ABOUT TRAGIC
ACCIDENTS ON OUR ROADS.
ARE WE DOING ALL THAT WE CAN
TO KEEP OUR ROADS SAFE FOR
PEDESTRIANS BICYCLISTS AND
JOINING US THIS MORNING WITH
SAFETY TIPS IS STEPHEN WONG,ER
WONG,,SR., DRIVINGINSTRUCTER AND AND
WONG WAY.
KEEPING ROADS SAFE, EVERYONE
HAS TO BE DOING THEIR PART.
THINK MOST PEOPLE THINK
AUTOMATICALLY DRIVERS, BECAUSE
THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE
OPERATING THESE HUGE VEHICLES.
BUT REALLY ALL HAVE TO BE
TAKING THINGS INTO ACCOUNT.
EVEN WHEN COMES TO
PEDESTRIANS, WHAT SAFETY TIPS
DO YOU HAVE?
IT'S EVERYBODY'S
RESPONSIBILITY TO TRY TO STAY
SAFE.
OF COURSE, THE DRIVERS,
THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE
DRIVING THE VEHICLES.
WHICH CAUSE THE MOST DAMAGE.
BUT PEDESTRIANS ALSO NEED TO
BE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON
AROUND THEM.
Kelly: WHAT TIPS DO YOU
HAVE TO STAY AWARE?
BE ALERT.
MAKE SURE YOU'RE LOOKING, KEEP
OUR EYES ON THE ROAD,
EVERYBODY NEEDS TO STAY OFF
THEIR PHONES, INCLUDING THE
PEDESTRIANS, A LOT OF
PHONES WHILE THEY'RE TRYING TO
CROSS THE STREET.
WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS.
THEY NEED TO ALSO STAY ALERT
AS WELL AS DRIVERS.
Kelly: BECAUSE IT'S
IMPORTANT.
HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY.
SO OF COURSE, EVERYONE IS
GOING TO STOP TORE ME WITHOUT
EVEN PAYING ATTENTION.
HEARD GREAT TIP, ALWAYS MAKE
SHIRE YOU MAKE EYE CONTACT
WITH THE DRIVER BEFORE YOU
ACTUALLY DROSS CROSS THE ROAD.
EXACTLY.
THAT'S THE THING NOWADAYS.
EVERYBODY SAYS, OH, YEAH,
PEDESTRIANS HAS THE RIGHT OF
WAY.
THEY WALK AROUND LIKE OH,
YEAH, I HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY,
EXPECT EVERYBODY TO STOP.
BACK OLD DAYS, BEFORE WE HAD
ALL OF THIS PEDESTRIANS RIGHT
OF WAY, WE WERE KIND OF TAUGHT
FROM CHILDHOOD, THAT STOP,
LOOK AROUND, BEFORE YOU TRY TO
CROSS THE STREET.
MAKE SURE THERE'S NOBODY NEAR
YOU.
COMMON SENSE.
BUT I THINK WE'VE LOST A LOT
OF THE COMMON SENSE.
Kelly: VERY TRUE.
SO THOSE ARE GREAT TIPS FOR
PEDESTRIANS.
MAKING SURE YOU'RE ALERT AND
AWARE.
I THINK THAT REALLY, KIND OF
EXPANDS TO EVERY DRIVERS AND
BICYCLISTS.
WHAT HE IS SPECIFICALLY TIPS
DO YOU HAVE FOR BICYCLISTS?
FOR BICYCLISTS, THEY HAVE
TO BE EXTRA AWARE OF WHAT'S
GOING ON AROUND THEM.
THEY NOT TO WATCH FOR THE CARS
THAT ARE DOING THE WRONG
THING.
GOT TO BE AWARE.
ALSO HAVE TO FOLLOW RULES.
IF YOU WATCH MOST BICYCLISTS,
THEY KIND OF IGNORE STOP SIGNS
AND RUN THROUGH THEM.
IF IT DIDN'T APPLY TO THEM.
SO ALSO NEED TO PAY ATTENTION.
FOLLOW THE RULES.
Kelly: OKAY.
WHEN IT COMES TO DRIVERS,
AGAIN, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT
ARE OPERATING THE VEHICLES
THIS CAN TO THE MOST DAMAGE.
WHAT SAFETY TIPS TO DO YOU
TO PAY ATTENTION, AND TAKE IN
THE BIG PICTURE.
SEE WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND
THEM.
GOT TO SCAN, WATCH FOR
EVERYTHING.
WATCH FOR ANY KIND OF
MOVEMENT.
PEDESTRIANS, AND BICYCLISTS
HIDDEN BY OTHER OBJECTS LIKE
LARGER VEHICLES.
YOU KIND OF HAVE TO ANTICIPATE
THOSE THINGS.
Kelly: RIGHT.
WHEN IT COMES TO REAR-END
ACCIDENTS, SEEM TO BE REALLY
PREVALENT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY TIPS TO
PREVENT THAT OR DO YOU HAVE
ANY IDEA WHY THAT MAY BE?
YEAH.
A LOT OF THE REAR-END
ACCIDENTS YOU SEE THEM ON THE
FREEWAY.
SEE TWO CARS ON THE SIDE OF
THE ROAD.
NOT MAJOR DAMAGE.
SMASHED BUMPERS.
IT'S BECAUSE PEOPLE LET THEIR
GUARD DOWN WHEN THEY'RE
DRIVING SLOW.
FREEWAY COMES TO ALMOST A TOP.
BUMPER-TO-BUMPER.
THEN THAT'S WHEN PEOPLE FEEL
LIKE, I'M GOING SLOW.
NOT GOING TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT.
START LOOKING AT THE PHONE OR
FIDDLE AROUND WITH OTHER
THINGS.
THEN THEY LOSE TRACK FOR A
SECOND.
OR TWO.
THAT'S ALL YOU REALLY NEED TO
DO.
LOSE TRACK FOR A SECOND OR
TWO.
THAT'S GOING TO BE THE
ACCIDENT.
RIGHT.
BOTTOM LINE, WE ALL HAVE TO
JUST BE AWARE.
NEVER LET YOUR GUARD DOWN.
I HEAR WHEN YOU ARE NEAR YOUR
HOME, AND ALSO PARKING LOTS,
THOSE ARE SUPERHIGH ACCIDENT
RATES.
I THINK MAYBE THE REASON IS
THE SOMEWHERE YOU FEEL A BIT
MORE COMFORTABLE.
SO YOU ARE LETTING YOUR GUARD
DOWN.