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GOVERNMENT ENSURING A SAFE community The Greenwood Village Police Department works to protect residents and businesses from crime, but to effectively sustain a crime-free environment requires an active, engaged, and aware community. Remember — the most important single act you can do is to be aware of your surroundings at all times and call the Police to report crimes or suspicious activities! As an observer, if the situation doesn’t look or feel right, it probably is not. By going with your instincts, your actions could help deter a crime in progress or save the life of a neighbor. BACK TO SCHOOL SAFETY TRAVELING TO AND FROM SCHOOL School Bus • If your child’s school bus has lap/shoulder seat belts, make sure your child uses one at all times when in the bus. • Wait for the bus to stop before approaching it from the curb. • Do not move around on the bus. • Check to see that no other traffic is coming before crossing the street. • Make sure to always remain in clear view of the bus driver. • Tell your child not to bend down in front of the bus to tie shoes or pick up objects, as the driver may not see him before starting to move. • Children should always board and exit the bus at locations that provide safe access to the bus or to the school building. Cars • All passengers should wear a seat belt and/or use an ageand size-appropriate car safety seat or booster seat. • All children younger than 13 years of age should ride in the rear seat of vehicles. If you must drive more children than can fit in the rear seat (when carpooling, for example), move the front-seat passenger’s seat as far back as possible and have the child ride in a booster seat if the seat belts do not fit properly without it. • Require seat belt use and limit the number of teen passengers. Do not allow eating, drinking, cell phone conversations or texting to prevent driver distraction; and limit nighttime driving and driving in inclement weather. Bicycles • Always wear a bicycle helmet, no matter how short or long the ride. • Ride on the right, in the same direction as auto traffic. • Use appropriate hand signals, and respect traffic lights and stop signs. • Wear bright colored clothing to increase visibility. Walking To School • Make sure your child’s walk to a school is a safe route with well-trained adult crossing guards at every intersection. Make sure your child walks to school on a safe route and always with at least one other child. • Carefully consider whether or not your child is ready to walk to school without adult supervision. • Brightly colored clothing will make your child more visible to drivers. • Teach your child never to talk to strangers or accept rides or gifts from strangers. Remember, a stranger is anyone you or your children don’t know well or don’t trust. • Be sure that your child knows his or her home phone number and address, your work number, the number of another trusted adult and how to call 911 for emergencies. BULLYING When Your Child Is Bullied • Help your child learn how to respond by looking the bully in the eye, stand tall and stay calm, and walk away. • Teach your child when and how to ask for help and make friends with others. • Alert school officials to the problems and work with them on solutions. • Make sure an adult who knows about the bullying can watch out for your child’s safety and well-being when you cannot be there. PG. 12 GV NEWSLETTER | AUGUST 2016
GOVERNMENT When Your Child Is The Bully • Be sure your child knows that bullying is never OK. • Set firm and consistent limits on your child’s aggressive behavior. • Be a positive role model, and use effective, nonphysical discipline, such as loss of privileges. • Develop practical solutions with the school principal, teachers, counselors, and parents of the children your child has bullied. DRIVERS IN SCHOOL ZONES • The Flashing Yellow Light, School Zone areas indicate that traffic must slow down from the beginning of the lights until the next speed limit sign or signage that indicates the school zone has ended. School Zone times vary, and it is the driver’s responsibility to be aware and drive according to the posted signs and lights. • Fines are doubled in school zones. • Stop for school buses. Colorado law dictates a driver of a vehicle, upon meeting from either direction any school bus which has stopped and has activated its red flashing lights, is required to stop the vehicle. Drivers do not need to stop for a school bus upon meeting or passing a school bus which is on a different roadway. School bus drivers are authorized to report violators to the appropriate law enforcement agency who may issue a citation on the basis of the information provided. • Remember that the sun can obscure your vision any time of the year. Use visors and sunglasses to reduce glare and make it easier to see pedestrians. • Pedestrians, once in a crosswalk, have the right of way. If you maintain a safe speed for conditions and foot traffic you should have plenty of time to slow down and stop safely. • When the traffic lights go to yellow is the time to slow down and prepare to stop. Please don’t drive to beat the lights. They are timed based on the speed limits and traffic. When you rush one light you often just get stopped at the next one. • Be patient, be aware. Many people are distracted in these hurried times. Make sure the intersection is clear of people and traffic before going ahead, even if you do have a green light. • Right on Red. Where allowed, and not all intersections are clear for right on red, the car at the red light does not have the right of way. Cars turning on arrows, or going with the flow of traffic always have the right of way. Drivers should be cautious when driving around schools and obey all traffic regulations for the safety of students. GREENWOOD VILLAGE CITIZENS’ ACADEMY SESSIONS MOVED TO SPRING 2017 The Greenwood Village Citizens’ Police Academy, originally scheduled to begin in September 2016, has been rescheduled to begin on February 23, 2017 through May 18, 2017. Citizens’ Academy application forms are available at the Police Department, 6060 South Quebec Street. The Academy is free of charge and open to anyone, not just residents of Greenwood Village. For more information, contact Crystal Dean at 303-486-8226 or by email at cdean@greenwoodvillage.com. For more information on back to school safety tips or rules for drivers in school zones, please call the Police Department at 303-773-2525. GV AUGUST 2016 | GV NEWSLETTER PG. 13
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