TRAFFIC SAFETY GOES TO SCHOOL

The author, also known as Captain Jerry, explains the Captain Jerry Traffic Safety Program in Sacramento, California which educates children on all relevant components of traffic safety: safe travel to and from school, using seat belts, walking in crosswalks, watching for cars, proper use of a pedestrian traffic signal, obeying bicycle rules, and understanding and avoiding strangers. Students receive a caricature map of their school and the surrounding community, brochures, stickers and POGS to take home and share with their families. Before a presentation, Captain Jerry visits a school to survey the surrounding area, reviews adjacent signing and striping for accuracy and familiarizes himself with specific situations. Captain Jerry (Jerry Way) is an Engineering Technician III with the Department of Public Works' Traffic Engineering Division, City of Sacramento.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Way, J
• Conference:
  • 1995 Compendium of Technical Papers. Institute of Transportation Engineers 65th Annual Meeting.
  • Location: Denver, CO
  • Date: 1995-8-5 to 1995-8-8
• Publication Date: 1995-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 228-230

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycling; Children; Crosswalks; School children; School safety; Traffic safety; Traffic safety education
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bicycle safety
• Geographic Terms: Sacramento (California)
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00712614
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 23 1995 12:00AM