Way To Go; Episodes 1-4

This program by the State Department of Education Division of instructional television. My name is Mrs. Morgan and the men in the helicopter. All my friends and dance is flying a helicopter a fun way to go and way to go. It's the name of this television series we call it that because this is where we learned the right way to go to lots of places.

Do you know what that is. If you don't. Don't worry. I'm sure you will by the time with through. Just wait and see what that is. What's the matter where. I don't believe it. A whole classroom of children flying around up here with this Dennis they're not up here they're down on the ground in a classroom in a school building. But I see them. Hi. Hello. How are you. I think they see force. They see you and me and the helicopter watching us on television. They're going to help us help us help us do what they're going to help us learn about traffic safety about safety. You know the right way to cross the street is how to ride your bike the right way. Fasten your seat. Things like that. Wave hello

hello. How are you. Glad to have you along with us. I'm sure glad you're here to help us learn about safety. I don't know much about traffic safety do you Bob. Well I know a lot about their safety but just a little bit about traffic safety. Mrs. Morgan said she'd help us out. So I'm sure we'll get along fine. Well that's an intersection. Today we're going to talk about intersections. It's a big word isn't it. Yes. But you don't really have to learn it you just have to see it a little bit more. Boy this is to be fun. Let's fly a little lower and not zoom over an intersection. OK. Here we go. Way to go there. Look what's that boy. Cars everywhere and people do. I wonder how the car is where to go and how do the people know where to go. That's what we're here to find out. Let's go lawyer and I'll hold the

copter steady so we can see better. Boy that looks hard. I sure wish Mrs. Morgan we're here to help. They are certainly making a big fuss about insects and it's really not that hard. In fact it's easy. You really know more about it than you think you do. Once I'll show you what is this. How about this and this. Their pets aren't they. This is the path to go. These are special pants. They're people lbs. Sometimes these people pads are outside the city and sometimes they're in the city but they have the same name. It's a walking place at the side a side bar but there's another kind of special path like

this one. And these what is this right a path for. What do we call the car pool we call a car path a street or road. Now what is this. If you said it's hopscotched you're right but it's something else too. It's boundary lines that tell you where you can stop and throw and where you kill. So the hopscotch lines of boundary lines the boundary lines in other games we play too. Here's another kind of boundary What do all of these boundary lines do they tell you where to play. You know what. This is a picture of a curve. You know a curve is a boundary too. It shows where the people

path ends and where the car path begins. Look at these Where do you see boundaries. Sometimes it's raised and there's grass to the curb. Sometimes there's cement or concrete to the curb but always a curb it's a boundary to separate the people part from the car pole. Let's see if our friends in the helicopter know what occurred there. Sure. I know what a curve is look. It's just like a step down under the cart path. See where I step up on to the people that looks see. You're right. I think I'll be getting in on this. Sure. And it all fits together now. First there's a people path called a sidewalk curb. And then then they called the street. Very good. Mean you're getting pretty good at this.

Let's try something new. A quarter corners you've been standing on them all your life would you be. You mean these. No no. Those are your feet. That is a corner corner. It's a place for the people to make a turd see and a place for the car to make a choice. Is there an easy way to spot a corner. Well let's drop down a bit and see how traffic lights are usually found and the signs with the names of the streets on them are usually found on the corners. That's right. And you also find mail boxes.

Oh I know I know and fire this fire right. I call them fire. Well whatever you call them there are a lot of things around the corner. But I thought we were going to talk about intersections. Yes sure is a big word. Well it does need a big word because the intersection is the place where everything comes together the sidewalks the streets the curves and the corners. They all come together at the injury center section and it's such a big word. I think I did it at that intersection intersection that I learned that would maybe you'd better tell me something about it. No. OK. But Mrs. Murgon Well an intersection is where things come together. All those things we've been talking about. The first things that come together as you can

see here are the car pounds the streets. So where the car pads come together. Well that's where we find coronaries that's where the people pads turn. But sometimes people don't want to turn. They want to go straight home. If we want to go straight there we have to look for another part of the intersection a part that helps us a lot and that part is called a crosswalk rather crosswalks for there for walking across. That's right. Crosswalks are for walking across. I'll show you. See here we are walking down the sidewalk and now we're coming to the corner and there's the curb and the car past the street across the street. There are two white learning's.

They make a path across the carpool and that's right. Crosswalks are for walking across. And speaking of walking across you noticed a very big mistake. Those children know when they brought to class they didn't stop to look in all directions. They should have stopped and looked before walking across. Now we've seen all the parts of the city intersection but not everyone listens to them. So let's look outside the city. I'll get Bob and Dennis to fly us to a country intersection boy you can win. Just when I thought we had everything set we have to start all over. We do not have to start over. We do too. You heard Mrs. Morgan say we're going to have different kind of figures. Let me put it this way they will be a different kind of intersection. But a lot of the things will be the same. I'll show you what it sure looks different. It might look different but it still will have most of

the same parts the same things that help people get across the street safely here instead of a traffic light. We have a stop sign now where would the sidewalks be right there where the grass is but that's not a sidewalk that grass might be made of grass. But it's still a sidewalk. It's a path for people on one side of the road out of the way of the car. So as long as there is a place to walk that's out of the way of the car path as long as it's up people path that's a sidewalk right. I see. But but there's no curb either just a little piece of gravel. But it's not the kind of curb where you can step up and down but you see it does separate grass sidewalk from the street. So we'll call it a curb but it still looks like a little strip of gravel to me. It doesn't matter what it looks like and it doesn't matter

what it's made out of. It separates the sidewalk from the street. It's called a color. Right. All right all right if you say it's a curb it's a car. Now let's look at that and see if we can find a crosswalk. I don't see any lines painted there. No but if there aren't any lines you've got to think hard and tend to there are lines. You've got to think of where the winds might be so that you can cross the street and say all right all right let me try. Pretend to see lines. I think I see them. At least I'm pretending them they start where the grass ends and they go across the street and then stop where the grass starts on the other side. That's exactly right. And even though we can't really see them painted on the street we can pretend they're there. And that's how last night we found all the parts we were supposed to burn. Now I'm sorry that's the question we asked at the beginning. Now you know

what all the threats are whether they're in the city or in the country whether they have traffic lights or stop signs whether they have real crosswalks where you see some light both on your way to the studios of the Maryland Center for Public Broadcasting.

This program was produced by the Maryland State Department of Education Division of instructional television hello remember last time we talked about all the parts of the sex and

how many do you remember a car pass the street art you live in the country you might call this car path around here is the paper path in the city side. Here's the grass paper pad. This is the curb and this curve. It's made out of gravel. Now this is the crosswalk. Here is the corner and the name for all these parts is intersection. You find them in the city outside the city and in the country.

Now that we know about into sections and all their parts. Let's find out how to use them. I'll get Bob in business to help out. Hey Dennis. Today we're going to learn how to use the parts of an intersection. Oh you mean like that went down there right. Oh I remember this intersection. This is the one in the country. Ah but do you still remember what all the parts of that intersection are or what are they. There's the sidewalk but that's just grass. You can't fool me this time. A sidewalk is a path for people to walk on and it doesn't matter what it's made of. And then there's the strip of gravel that's the curb that separates the sidewalk from the street. What else. Well it leads to the corner. That's great. What a memory. Let me see what's just down here. Oh here comes a boy and a girl along the sidewalk.

Let's see how they cross the street. What's the first thing they're supposed to do. Well the first thing everybody has to decide is where they want to go. In other words where they're going to cross. That's right. But we see they're going to cross from this corner to the corner across the street and a straight line guarded a straight line as if they were walking inside a crosswalk a straight line from corner to corner. What's next. Well they look well what are they looking for. Cars trucks buses bicycles or anything that might be traveling down the road. And you never leave the curb and go into the street without stopping first and looking OK. Right. And then when you cross the street you would not run. So the safe way is walking. Yes. The safe way is walking across the street. If you run you might fall. There they go. Perfect point every member to do everything right. Dennis why don't we ask our friends to help us make the steps that people follow and

crossing the street. Hey hey that's a great idea. Will you help us. All you have to do is say what the children are doing. Are you ready to tell us what the children are doing. Always cross the corner. Look for cars coming in generally even while you're crossing. First they look to the left coming there and then they look to the to the right. Still clear. And then they check the other streets in front and in back everything still clear coming across. Don't run. Keep looking while you're

crossing. Boy that was fine. Thanks for your help. That was a fine job of crossing that kind of intersection but there are other kinds like this one here this is like the intersection you've been seeing it has all the same parks it has streets sidewalks curves cross walks but it has one extra thing something different and special that we didn't see before a traffic light. Some people call it a red light or a stop light but since it tells traffic what to do let's call it a traffic light a traffic light can have more than one side. Sometimes you may get mixed up and won't know which side of the traffic light to look at. How can you tell which side you should look at.

Let's find out. Traffic lights are usually in the middle of streets or at the side of streets like this one on the side to watch would be the one you see here the one facing you this one the one that's red green yellow and red again. So that's the side we're supposed to be watching the one facing you the one that's red green yellow and red again. Let's see what you would do. Let's pretend you're crossing the street you're walking down toward the corner you see the light the one at the top is red.

And now what do you do top stop then the light turns green. The one at the bottom and you look first to the left then to the right. Straight ahead but especially behind you when it's clear you cross. Let's go back where we were on the sidewalk and we're walking toward the corner. The light is green before we get to

the curve. The light changes to yellow. The one in the middle. And then we stop and don't start across because the light is going to turn red. Let's start back there again. Here we go to the corner. The light is green. We cross to the curb and start across the street and the light changes. But this time we keep walking across the street. So remember if you're already walking across the street and the light turns yellow. Keep walking carefully across. Let's talk about the colors and what they mean. The red light at the top always means stop or wait don't

walk the green light at the bottom means go when there are no cars trucks buses or other traffic. But we still have to be careful and look in all directions no matter what the traffic light tells us. So Green means go. But watch for turning cars. The yellow light in the middle means the traffic light will soon change to red. If we haven't stepped off the curb we have to stop if we are crossing the street already. We should keep walking carefully across. So remember right at the top stop yellow in the middle right and green at the bottom means go but look for turning cars. Here's one more thing that will help us cross the street. What is it. This is a walk. Don't walk like this. I walk don't walk like it's a pedestrian light. The light that you see now is the

flashing don't walk light. The flashing don't walk light is light yellow traffic light is flashing when you get to the corner stop. Don't cross. This don't walk like the one that you see here. It's just like a red traffic light. It means stop. Wait. Don't cross. When the red light changes to a green walk light it means you can go. After looking carefully in all directions. A walk light is like a green traffic light. Even though the don't walk like this. I think it's OK to keep going across if you've started crossing just finished crossing the street. So now we've seen how a walk don't walk light work. And how it tells us to do. Remember the walk

don't walk light it's a pedestrian light especially for walkers. Can you remember what the walk don't light says. Let's look at that film again and this time you tell me what the light says and what you're supposed to do. Now what is the Light telling us. Did you get that one right. If the light is flashing red before you get to the corner it means stop. Wait. Don't cross. Let's try another one. What should you do here. That was an easy one wasn't it. A red light means don't walk.

It's just like a red traffic light. We have to stop and wait for the light to change. What's this one. That was an easy one too wasn't it a green light tells us it's OK to cross but even with the light we still have to remember to look in all directions before we cross the street. Here is the last film clip for you to watch. Did you remember that one. Did you remember that. If you're already crossing the street and the red don't walk light starts to flash that you're supposed to keep crossing. I certainly hope so. That's important. So now we've seen some ways to go stopping thinking looking

and walking. Well you remember the way to go. Way to go. To New. York. Studios at the Maryland Center for Public Broadcasting. But.

The. State Department of Education Division of instructional television. Hello. Do you like musicals. I do. I think riddles are a lot of fun. You know like why did the farmer feed money to his cow. Because he wanted rich milk. Here's another reason why did the children put ice in their father's bed.

Well the children that ice in their fathers bed because they wanted a cool park. Let's try this one more. When is a bicycle a vehicle. Now that's a very hard rhythm and one that's very important if you're on a bicycle. I ride a bicycle. It's one you know the answer to. But you don't know the answer right now. Don't worry because we're going to talk about bicycles in our lesson to go on and about that riddle the one that goes when is a bicycle or vehicle. When it's a bicycle or a vehicle bicycle a vehicle. Boy that's a hard one. See that's not a hard it's easy. I know the answer to that. A bicycle a vehicle I'll never get in a million years. Do you know the answer that little is I'll never get it.

Dennis I told you I know the answer. I know the answer. You do. You really do. All right. Tell me I'll do better than that. I'll show you. Let's take the helicopter down just a little bit. Way to go. Come on along we'll all find out the answers together. Now look down there. All right. All I see are some kids playing with their bicycles right. Right now if they're riding their bicycles in a playground like this one or in their yard like here or here or in their driveway or in a field. Or on a bike path they still have to follow the safety rules no matter where they're driving. OK but that still doesn't answer the riddle the riddle says when is a bicycle a vehicle. What about that. All right. All right. We'll fly to another spot a different place. He still hasn't answered my question yet. I wonder where he's taking us now.

Look down there. What do you see. I see some people riding their bicycles in the street. Well that's your answer for the answer. The answer to the riddle we have is a bicycle a vehicle a bicycle is a vehicle when you ride it in the street. That's it. It's not very funny. It might not be funny but it's certainly important. As soon as your bicycle is in the street it becomes a vehicle a white vehicle a vehicle like cars and trucks and buses anything that moves people and things on streets and highways bicycles move people on streets and highways. So bicycles are vehicles. What difference does it make now. Why do I have to think of a bicycle as a vehicle because when you ride it in the street it's a vehicle. And now you have to follow the same kinds of laws and rules as cars and trucks and buses. Traffic laws

and rules. Why. Why. Boy let's help him. Dennis and everybody close your eyes for just a second and imagine what would happen if everybody suddenly started following their own traffic laws and rules. My goodness why why we'd have people driving a hundred different ways and pretty soon they'd be crashing in everybody else and nobody would get anywhere. And that's why we've got the same laws for everybody to obey. All drivers have to follow the same rules. If you don't know the traffic laws and rules then you shouldn't drive in the street. But people on bicycles are riders not drive. No no that's not so let's look at the difference between a rider and a driver. Let's let's look at that car down there for example. A rider is just along for the ride. A

rider sometimes looks out the window or blows bubbles with bubble gum or sleeps. But writers don't make a car do anything they just like. Now then there's the driver. She makes the car go. She makes it stop. She makes it go to the left. And to the right. She's dear's. In other words the driver is a person who makes a vehicle do things a person on a bicycle makes the bicycle do things just like the person in the car makes the car do. Oh I see. Yes. Let's see they make the bicycles go. They make it stop with their feet.

Or their hands. They make it go to the left. They make it go to the right and I see they make it do things so they're driving they're driving a bike not riding the right age. And these drivers they have to obey the same the same laws as any other kind of driver. Let's see if some of the boys and girls know some of the laws that good bike drivers use. Since we've been helping Mrs. Morgan maybe Mrs. Morgan can help us with this one. I need you boys and girls to help me with the law that's a good driving need to know. OK. Let's play a picture game about bicycle laws and rules. Let's look at this picture. Who should go first. The bicycle driver or the walker now think. Which

one. Well the law says when you're driving your bike always let people who are walking go first. Now let's try this one. Who goes first this time the truck. The bicycle. Can you think of it. The law says a bicycle driver must slow down and stop if necessary and let other vehicles go first and go only when the street is clear. Also when the bicycle driver takes his bicycle from the sidewalk to the street again he must go only when the street is clear. Now let's look at another problem. A bicycle driver also has to remember that any time he sees a fire engine. Ambulance or a police car with this flashing light turned on. He has to pull over and let the emergency vehicle go first. Here's the law that really lets you do something. Here's a

bicycle driver who is going to turn left. Watch how he tells you he's going to turn left. How does he uses on. Very good. See. His arm is straight and his thumb is pointing the way he wants to turn. And if you want to turn right there's another hand signal. Watch how he tells you he's going to turn right. How does he use his arm this time. His arm in hand are straight up but his thumb is pointing the way he wants to turn right. That's the right turn signal. Now there's one more hand signal you should know this is the signal for when you want to stop. Watch how he tells you he wants to stop. The thumb is down this time the thumb down means slow down or stop.

Now let's take a look at those same hand signals once more. They're very important because they let other people know what you're going to do when you're driving your bike on the street. Here's the left turn signal again. Remember the army is straight and so is the hand. They are both pointing to the left the direction. The bicycle driver will turn right turn signal the same arm is bent and the thumb is pointing to the right to show that the bicycle driver is going to turn in that direction. This signal means slow down or stop. It tells the other drivers you're going to slow down or you're going to stop. So those are the important signals that help the bicycle driver tell other drivers what he or she is going to do. Now let's talk about another way to make a left turn if you want to make a left

turn and there are many cars behind you. You should go to the corner where the crosswalk is. Get off your bicycle wait for the traffic to clear up the signal to change and walk your bicycle across the crosswalk. In fact whenever there's a busy street to cross it's much better to walk your bicycle across don't drive it. One more question if there are cars parked alongside the street do you ride close to them are farther out into the lane farther out. So that in case someone opens a car door you won't be hit. And don't forget whenever you're driving in traffic always ride in the same direction. The traffic is going and stay to the right side of the street. Now that we've tried our picture game about bicycle laws and rules I know you'll be a

more careful and better bicycle driver. What we learned today are just some of the rules of basic rules and laws like those with say when you're driving your bike. Always let people who are walking go first and slow down and stop if necessary and let other vehicles go first then go only when the street is clear. Also remember that any time a bicycle driver sees a fire engine ambulance or police car with this splicing light turned on he has to pull over and let the emergency vehicle go first. So we've learned some of the rules of bike basics like we learned the answer to a riddle. When is a bicycle a vehicle it's a vehicle when we drive it in the street. Way to.

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