Rules of the road

тротуар
path, pathway – тропинка, дорожка
to cross – переходить
subway – подземный

переход
footbridge – пешеходный мостик
kerb – край тротуара

shoulder – обочина
strip – лента, полоса
to overtake – обогнать
file – ряд, колонна
traffic lights – светофор
to brake – тормозить
to release – освободить, отпустить
railway crossing without bar – железнодорожный переезд без шлагбаума

to be a safe pedestrian and stay safe on the

street. Here are some rules for pedestrians:
Find a safe place to cross the road – if there is a subway, footbridge or crossing – use it!
Look and listen carefully for traffic - cars could be coming from any direction.

past - do not cross until there is a safe

gap and you have plenty of time to cross safely.
When it is safe, go straight across the road - do not run and keep looking and listening carefully as you cross the road.
Stop just before you get to the kerb -make sure you can see clearly, but don’t get too close to the road.

pavement - so that if you lose your balance you

won’t fall into the road.
If there is no pavement – walk on the shoulder of the road facing on-coming traffic. Walk one behind the other.
At night always wear white or light-coloured clothing and reflective materials or strips.

crossing the road safely and who is crossing the road

dangerously?
Can you explain what these characters are doing wrong?

blank spaces with the correct word from the list.

Dark, roads, school, reflective, pavement, safely, pedestrian crossing
Inez is walking to school with her friend Harry. They have had lessons in road safety at
_ _ _ _ _ _ and know that to stay safe they should always walk on the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ wherever possible. They have to cross two busy _ _ _ _ _ on their journey but always make sure they cross _ _ _ _ _ _ at a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. In winter when it is _ _ _ _ they wear _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ clothing so that other road users can see them.

friend Harry. They have had lessons in road safety at

school and know that to stay safe they should always walk on the pavement wherever possible. They have to cross two busy roads on their journey but always make sure they cross safely at a pedestrian crossing. In winter when it is dark they wear reflective clothing so that other road users can see them.

to be a safe cyclist, both before you set off

and when you are riding.

is very important.

Can everybody who wears a helmet when they

ride their bike put their hands up?

If you cannot use a cycle path, ride carefully on

the right-hand side of the road. Make sure that vehicles can overtake you but do not ride too close to the pavement.
Always ride single file.
Never ride with an MP3 player on.

cycling.
Remember: road signs and traffic signals apply to ALL road

users – including you.
Always wear a cycle helmet, even if you are not cycling on the road.
Plan your route before you go, using cycle paths as much as possible.

you have to stop at the traffic lights. Put the

following steps in the right order to stop safely.
Slow down
Brake
See the red light
Put your foot on the ground
Release the brake lever

sign
No entry
Cycle lane
No turn right
No cycling
Route shared with pedestrians
Railway crossing

without bar

1_______ 2________



3________ 4________



5________ 6________

Bright or reflective clothing
c) Both of the above.

ride your bike?
On a cycle path or the right hand

side of the road
In the middle of the road
On the pavement

to each other
Wearing trainers

on your bike?
Check your tyres and brakes
Plan your route
Both of

the above

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