The Green Cross Code
You learn the five steps of the Green Cross Code and use them whenever you cross.
How to know who goes first
- Find a safe place to cross.
- Stop just before the kerb.
- Look all around and listen, and let traffic pass.
- When it is safe, go straight across.
A worked example
Where is the safest place to cross?
- Find a safe place first.
- Use a crossing if there is one.
- Never cross between parked cars or on a corner.
More examples
A car is coming. What do you do?
- Stop at the kerb.
- Look all around and listen.
- Let the car pass, and wait for a safe gap.
The road is clear. What now?
- Go straight across.
- Do not run.
- Keep looking and listening while you cross.
Try it yourself
Step C: look all around for traffic and ____. Traffic could come from any direction. Type the missing word.
Step E: when it is safe, ____ straight across the road, and do not run. Type the missing word.
Watch out
You run across to be quick.
Walk. If you run you might trip, and you do not see what comes.
Tips
- The five steps (A to E): find, stop, look and listen, let it pass, go.
- Always cross at the safest place you can find.
Why it works
The Green Cross Code (Highway Code, rule 7) helps you cross the road safely. First find a safe place to cross. Stop just before the kerb, look all around and listen. If traffic is coming, let it pass. When it is safe, go straight across without running.