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Road safety Worksheets

Bus safety, crossing sequence

matters photos, decision-making model,

hazards near buses, mix and
match road signs, road signs, safe
journeys, blind spots

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1. Bus safety
For this worksheet, teachers need to access a copy of Follow the Rules
to Get to School… Riding the Bus and Being Real Cool! See links section.

This story tells us about the safety and behaviour rules for travelling on a
bus. Even if you don’t ride a bus to school, there will always be times when
you do need to travel on a bus. It is important that we all learn about safety
and behaviour when travelling on a bus.

List 10 important safety messages you heard in the Follow the Rules to
Get to School… Riding the Bus and Being Real Cool! story.

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2. Crossing sequence photos

Your job is to sequence the photos so that they show the correct way to
cross a road safely. A blank sheet is provided for you to use when gluing
on your photos.

To cross the road, I must:

▸▸ Stop
▸▸ LOOK to the right
▸▸ Look to the left
▸▸ Look to the right again
▸▸ Listen
▸▸ Think
▸▸ Cross when it is safe

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3. Decision-making model
As a class, identify a problem you might have when travelling between home
and school (e.g. when walking or on the bus). Identify a number of options
for solving the problem and the possible benefits and risks for each option.

What is the problem? Options: Benefits Risks

How does it make me feel? Option 1 ▸▸ What are the benefits of this ▸▸ Will this decision cause
decision to me or others? harm to myself or others?

 I could…  

  

  

  
 Option 2 ▸▸ What are the benefits of this ▸▸ Will this decision cause
decision to me or others? harm to myself or others?

I could…  

  

  

  

Option 3 ▸▸ What are the benefits of this ▸▸ Will this decision cause
 decision to me or others? harm to myself or others?

 I could…  

   

   

   

Before I make a decision, My decision is...

where can I find out more
information about this issue?

▸▸ What do I know about 
the issue?
▸▸ Who can I talk to? 
▸▸ Where can I research?

The decision-making model is designed for teachers to use as a whole class activity. Note: The image
could be enlarged on class whiteboard where teacher can model the decision-making process

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4. Hazards near buses

Look at the series of photos. They show a child’s journey to school from
the beginning of the journey when he/she is waiting at the bus stop, to the
end of the journey when the child leaves the bus and crosses the road to
school. Some children are doing the right thing. Other children are doing
the wrong thing.

Look at each photo. In the orange

box write a short sentence about
whether the child/children are 
doing the right thing or the wrong 
thing in the picture. In the purple
box, next to each picture, write 
what you think they should or

should not have been doing.


This photo shows

This photo shows

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This photo shows

This photo shows

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This photo shows

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5. Mix and match road signs

1. Learn each sign and its meaning.
2. Cut out the signs and When this sign
This sign means a
their meanings. is on display at a
school pedestrian
3. Play a mix and match game school crossing,
(zebra) crossing
where you match the sign with drivers must stop
is ahead, which
the meaning of the sign. when children are
is a safer place to
on or entering
cross the road.
the crossing.

This sign means This sign means

that you cannot that the driver
ride a bike in must stop and give
this area. way to all traffic.

This traffic light

This sign means
sign tells you that
that drivers must
you can cross the
not drive more
road with care. You
than the speed
must still LOOK,
limit indicated on
LISTEN and THINK
the sign, during
before crossing
the times shown.
the road.

This sign warns

This sign warns
drivers that there
drivers to take care
is a school ahead
and expect children
and to take care
to be on or near
as there may be
the road.
children about.

This sign means

you must not start
This sign warns to cross the road.
us that there are If you are already
traffic lights crossing, keep
ahead. walking until you
have finished
crossing the road.
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6. Road signs
Use the words in the box below to complete the sentences. When you
have completed the sentences, colour and complete the signs.

drivers safer lights stop school zone

This sign tells that this is a children’s crossing.

Drivers must stop when children are on, or entering, the crossing.

When drivers see this sign they must .

This sign shows a place to cross.

We must still stop, look, listen and think before crossing the road.

When we see this sign, we know that traffic

are near.

When drivers see a sign, they must not

drive more than the speed limit indicated on the sign, during the times
shown on the sign.

The Road Signs worksheet is designed for teachers to enlarge image on a whiteboard and complete as a class activity

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7. Safe journeys
Write a short story about a time
when you travelled safely on a adults bags bus
bus. Your story might be about aeroplane behave buses
travelling to or from school, on
alone behaving calm
a holiday, a sporting trip or any
other safe experience you have
around bicycle car
had as a passenger on a bus. avenue bike child
bag boulevard children
See how many of these words you
can include in your story. Cross
court driving friendly
the words off as you use them in
your story.
crescent driver friends
crossing eye friendship
crossings feet fuss
cul-de-sac follow games
drive following hands

harm laugh motorbike

highway laughing outside
hurry lights pedestrian
I-spy listen pedestrians
kids listening place
lane look playing

push rules scooter

quiet safe seat
quietly safely seatbelt
ride safety seatbelts
road school seated
rule school zone shove

singing stop signs travel

skateboard straight train
speed street wander
speed limit think way
stop traffic worry
stop sign traffic lights zebra

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8. Blind spots 1. What is a blind spot?

I think a blind spot is:


My partner thinks a blind spot is:


After sharing, we think a blind spot is:

2. Why do we need to be aware of blind spots?

I think we need to be aware of blind spots because:


My partner thinks we need to be aware of blind spots because:


After sharing, we think we need to be aware of blind spots because:


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3. Draw lines extending away from each vehicle

to show blind spot areas where the driver may
not be able to see a pedestrian or cyclist of your
age. An example is shown on the car.

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4. What other conditions affect your visibility

in the road environment?








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