Be Safe, Be Smart

Youth safety is an extremely high priority for the Road Services Division. Find current information on transportation-related youth safety on this site. Check out our Safety Tips To and From School brochure. (394KB. pdf)

Bike Smart

Find out how to have fun and be safe on your bicycle:

Bicycling Guide Map

Bicycling traffic laws

National Center for Bicycling and Walking - Helps to create bicycle-friendly and walkable communities across North America.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Safety City

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration's Bicycle & Pedestrian Program

Bus Smart

See below for bus riding hints and safe practices

"From Behind the Wheel: A Bus Driver's Job" Meet Aaron Desrochers, a student reporter for Metro News. Aaron was a fourth grade student at Arbor Heights Elementary School when he did this report.

"King County Metro Transit Picture Album" King County Metro Transit has many different types of buses. What type of bus do you ride?

"Safe-Sure Rap" and "Don't Cross In Front" Print this out and sing the rap while you color the poster.

Look both ways before you cross the road

Watch for cars as you cross the streets on your way to and from school. Make sure the drivers make eye contact with you—if they're talking on the phone, they might not notice you!

Historic photo of students in safety training class

Historic photo of safety training class. Courtesy of MOHAI.

Drive Smart

Keep you and your passenger safe while driving

Traffic Sign Bingo Make up your own bingo rules as you watch for traffic signs.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Safety City

Walk Smart

Walking safely is more than one foot in front of the other

Highways and Local Roadways

Improving Conditions for Bicycling and Walking (5MB .pdf) - A best practices report prepared for the Federal Highway Administration by the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy and the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals.

Pedestrian Facilities Users Guide - Providing Safety and Mobility (3MB .pdf) - Federal Highway Administration publication.

Safety Tips To and From School brochure (393KB .pdf)

Walkable America Checklist: How Walkable Is Your Community?

Walkable Communities, Inc. - An organization formed in 1996 by national pedestrian expert Dan Burden to help communities become more walkable and pedestrian friendly.

Walking in Washington - Safety, recreational and technical information for walking enthusiasts from the Washington State Department of Transportation.

WalkingInfo.org - A clearinghouse for information about health and safety, engineering, advocacy, education, and access and mobility. Sponsored by U.S. Department of Transportation and operated by the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, in cooperation with the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals.

Updated: April 4, 2007