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“BE SAFE ~ BE SEEN”
Pedestrian Safety
Outreach Program
“BE SAFE ~ BE SEEN,”,
is a nine minute video produced by the Santa
Monica Police Department as an educational tool for
all pedestrians, especially seniors and tourists.
The program's goal is to raise awareness so that
seniors and visitors to Santa Monica will
consciously think about safety and take extra
precautions. The program illustrates the
common misconceptions that pedestrians have.
The program also reminds us of common sense rules
that we tend to forget and about California laws
that may not be known to visitors.
Pedestrian safety is an issue that affects
pedestrians of all ages, but is especially important
for international visitors who lack information
about California laws.
A
sixty second Public Service
Announcement has been produced in six languages (English,
French,
German,
Italian,
Japanese and
Spanish) as
an educational tool for international visitors.
Starring Santa Monica resident June Lockhart and many Santa Monica
pedestrians, "Be Safe ~ Be Seen" should be seen by
anyone who walks anywhere.
Some common sense rules that we tend to forget
are:
Be ALERT
Look both ways.
Be WISE
Cross at controlled intersections.
Be PATIENT
Don’t rush out into the street.
Be SAFE
Don’t start across until you’re sure the vehicle is
stopping.
Be
SEEN
Make eye contact with the driver.
Be
BRIGHT
Clothes that is!
To
lean more about the Santa Monica Police Department
Pedestrian Safety Outreach Program or
to obtain a copy of the PSA for international visitors,
contact
Lauralee Asch in the Santa Monica
Police Department's Community Relations Office at
(310) 458-8618.
Funded by a federal grant from the
California Office of Traffic Safety.
This page was last modified on
01/26/2008
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