Preaching yesterday, I had reason to refer by way of illustration to the kerb drill I learned in junior school in the sixties.
1) AT THE KERB HALT! 2) LOOK RIGHT - LOOK LEFT!
3) LOOK RIGHT AGAIN! 4) IF ALL'S CLEAR, QUICK MARCH!
It all sounds very military and from another age. I guessed it was pre-sixties. It actually goes back to 1942 and was produced by RoSPA.
These days they have what looks to me a rather cumbersome thing:
1. THINK FIRST. Find the safest place to cross, then stop.
2. STOP. Stand on the pavement near the kerb.
3. USE YOUR EYES AND EARS. Look all around for traffic, and listen.
4. WAIT UNTIL IT'S SAFE TO CROSS. If traffic is coming, let it pass.
5. LOOK AND LISTEN. When it's safe, walk straight across the road.
6. ARRIVE ALIVE. Keep looking and listening for traffic while you cross.
3. USE YOUR EYES AND EARS. Look all around for traffic, and listen.
4. WAIT UNTIL IT'S SAFE TO CROSS. If traffic is coming, let it pass.
5. LOOK AND LISTEN. When it's safe, walk straight across the road.
6. ARRIVE ALIVE. Keep looking and listening for traffic while you cross.
How things change. We had Tufty the squirrel to help us. Hedgehogs are used these days.
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