Safety Tidbits
Click here for this week’s Safety Tidbits containing important information about back to school safety. Pedestrian Tips – Unintentional pedestrian injuries are the second leading cause of death in the United States for children ages 5 to 14, according to data presented on www.safekids.org.
Many children walk to and from school, and it’s crucial that they understand that safety practices for walking are just as important as those for riding on a school bus or in a car.
To prevent pedestrian injuries, children can follow some simple guidelines:
• Always cross streets at corners where there are traffic signals and designated crosswalks.
• Make eye contact with drivers before crossing in front of them.
• Always walk on sidewalks. If there are no sidewalks, walk facing traffic.
• Always look left, right, and left again before crossing the street.
• Be aware of cars that are turning or backing up.
• Never run out into the street or cross between parked cars.
Tips for Motorists – The area 10 feet around a school bus is where children are in the most danger of being hit. Stop your car far enough from the bus to allow children the necessary space to safely enter and exit the bus.
• STOP! All 50 states require that traffic in both directions stop on undivided roadways when students are entering or exiting a school bus.
• Be alert! Children are unpredictable. Children walking to or from their bus are usually very comfortable with their surroundings. This makes them more likely to take risks, ignore hazards or fail to look both ways when crossing the street.
• Never pass a school bus on the right! It is illegal and could have tragic consequences.
Three Visitors
A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said, “I don’t think I know you, but you must be hungry Please come in and have something to eat.”
“Is the man of the house home?” they asked. “No,” she said, “he’s out.” “Then we cannot come in,” they replied.
In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened. “Go tell them I am home, invite them in!” The woman went out and invited the men in.
“We do not go into a house together,” they replied. “Why is that?” she wanted to know.
One of the old men explained, “His name is Wealth,” pointing to one of his friends, and said, pointing to another one, “He is Success, and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home.”
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed.
“How nice!” he said. “Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come in and fill our home with wealth!” His wife disagreed. “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?”
Their daughter-in-law was listening from another corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion: “Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!”
“Let us heed our daughter-in-laws advice,” said the husband to his wife.” Go out and invite Love to be our guest.”
The woman went out and asked the three old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest.” Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got up and followed him. For with love, you have all three.
Many have found out that Money and Success can bring misery if there is no one to share it with; but Love can get you through even the toughest of times.
Zero Injuries – No one gets hurt!
Safety Wayne
Be thankful for your allotment in an imperfect world. Though better circumstances can be imagined, far worse are nearer misses than you probably care to realize. ―Richelle E. Goodrich
