- [Narrator] This module is sponsored by the
Children's Services Council
of Broward County.
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- Hi. - Hi.
- Hi my name is Penny
and these are the Kid Vision VPK kids.
We're here today to find out about traffic safety.
- Well welcome everybody.
We're here at Safety Town,
my name is Officer Jason Rivera
and I'm a police officer
with the Davie Police Department
Community Policing Unit.
What police officers do
is they reinforce the laws
and they keep everyone safe
and that includes you kids.
What we're going to learn today
is traffic signals.
That's the very first thing we got to memorize
before we hit the road.
So what I want you guys to do
is to follow me so we can learn more
about traffic signals.
- Yay, let's go.
- Okay now we're gonna talk about
traffic safety signs.
I'm gonna show you each sign
and then we're gonna talk about
what each of them mean, okay?
First sign right here.
- [Boy] A stop sign.
- Good, can somebody tell me
what a stop sign is?
- [Penny] Jason.
- A stop sign means you stop.
- What color is it?
- [Kids] Red, red.
- And what are those letters on
the stop sign?
- S-T-O-P.
- Give me five, good job.
And what does that mean?
- [Child] Stop.
- Stop, so let's pretend
we're running and then
he's gonna put out the stop sign
and we'll see what we do.
Ready?
I think we did it.
Good job, what's next?
I traffic light.
- And what colors are on the traffic light?
- Red, yellow and green.
- That's right, what is the red light mean?
- Stop.
- What is the green light mean?
- Go!
- Go, and what about that
yellow light in the middle?
- [Child] Go slow.
- It means slow down.
Why are there traffic lights officer?
- It helps drivers as well as people
on bicycles to know
when it's safe to stop,
slow down, or go.
The next sign we have
is school zone crosswalk
and what this basically means
is that there's a school zone
that you're driving through
and you're approaching a crosswalk.
- What color is that sign?
- Yellow.
- It's yellow and what is,
what's on that sign?
What symbols do see?
- [Child] People.
- [Penny] People, and what are they doing?
- [Kids] Walking.
- Walking so what is that crosswalk sign mean?
- Means you need to cross.
- That's where you cross
and people need to be cautious
because people are crossing.
- What about this one?
Do you guys know what this one is?
- [Girl] A train.
- [Boy] When a train is coming.
- Good, it's a railroad crossing sign.
This basically means that railroad tracks
are nearby.
- Do you know what the R and the R mean?
Who knows what that means?
It means railroad.
It's a compound word.
Railroad, because there's rails
on the road.
It means that you need to slow down
because there's a railroad
or a train nearby.
- Are you guys ready
to get on your bicycles?
- [Everyone] Yes.
- Okay guys come with me.
- Let's go.
- Before we get going kids,
does anybody know what
the number one safety rule is
about bicycle safety?
- Wear a helmet.
- Exactly, good answer.
Wearing your helmet.
Miss Penny.
- Thank you.
Look I have a bicycle helmet.
Why would I wear a bicycle helmet?
- To keep your head safe.
- That's right, to keep my head safe.
Do I wear it back,
or do I wear it forward?
- Miss Penny what you want to do
is you want to make sure
that the bicycle helmet
is exactly in the middle of your forehead.
So you want to push this forward more
and always make sure
you buckle your chinstrap.
It helps keep the helmet secure
on your head while you're riding.
- Look at that.
So each of you get a helmet,
we're gonna help you put them on.
Are we ready to ride bikes?
- Yeah! - Yes, why?
- 'Cause we have our helmets.
- Because we have our helmets
to keep our heads safe.
So everyone please get on your bike.
- Okay Miss Penny and kids,
now that you guys have your helmets on
and you're on your bicycles
I want you to line up here
to me on the stop sign
and then before you go
I'm going to give you a couple more tips.
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All right kids before we hit the road
there's a few tips I want you to remember.
Keep your hands on your handlebars
and put your feet on the pedal, exactly.
Always maintain visual of the road
and keep your eyes on the road
so that way you know exactly
where you're gonna steer your bicycle.
Let's try to remember the safety signs,
the traffic safety signs
that I showed you earlier.
So that way we can stay safe, okay?
- Okay, thumbs up.
Are we ready to roll up there?
Let's go.
- Do you guys remember what sign this is?
- It's a crosswalk sign.
- Good job it's a crosswalk sign.
When people walk across the street, correct.
So what I'm going to do is
I'm going to walk across the street
and let you guys be aware
that someone might be
walking across the street on the crosswalk
before I cross the street
I'm gonna look to my left
then to my right and then
I'm gonna safely cross the street.
- Great.
That's what he's doing.
He looked to the left,
he looked to the right.
Is he safely across the street?
Can we go?
All right, let's go.
- All right everyone,
let's stop for a minute
and take a look at the traffic light.
- [Child] Green means go.
- Correct, green does mean go.
- [Child] Yellow means slow down.
- Slow down, and what is the last color, red?
- [Kids] That means stop.
Good job, so when it turns into green,
you guys can go ahead
and go through the traffic intersection.
Go ahead kids.
- [Penny] It's green,
that means go.
- Go ahead.
Okay kids, you guys remember
what sign this is?
- [Child] A train crossing.
- Good you guys are both right.
It is a train sign and a railroad cross sign.
Let's watch together
as a railroad sign comes down to warn us
that a train is coming.
- [Penny] See those red lights?
They mean stop.
Why, what's gonna happen now?
A train is coming.
So when you see R-R sign,
the yellow sign with the circle
that means be careful
and wait a minute.
- Wait, wait, a second, - Until the red lights stop.
- When it's all the way up
then you guys can go safely.
- There we go. - Go ahead guys.
- [Penny] Great, here we go.
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- Okay kids I have one last
important step for you guys.
I want you guys to park
your bikes right here,
take off your helmets
and put them in the container right here.
Can you guys do that for me?
- Yes. - Okay let's go.
- [Penny] Okay let's park our bikes
and put away our helmets.
- [Officer Rivera] Good job.
Good job.
- Good parking.
Put our helmets in the helmet container.
And now we're gonna follow Officer Rivera
out of the park.
So follow, me let's hold hands.
Let's hold hands so we know where to go.
There you go.
- Okay guys come with me.
- Here we go.
- All right kids we have one more sign
before you guys leave for the day.
- [Kid] It's a crosswalk sign.
- Exactly, the crosswalk sign.
So what I'm gonna do is
I'm gonna press the button
so it's safe for you to cross.
- First look left and then look right
then look left one more time.
Do we see any cars?
- No. - Now let's wait
for this stop sign.
Now we can walk.
- Buy guys. - Bye!
- It was great thank you very much.
- Thank you for visiting
- Here we go come on.