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Course 261 · Life course 83

Make Safer Pedestrian and Transit Choices

A pedestrian-safety route review identifying crossings, visibility, turning vehicles, transit access and a safer alternative from supplied scene cards. Use six supplied cases to build and check the project.

Before you start

Paper or a free text document is sufficient. All core case facts are supplied.

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What you’ll leave with

A pedestrian-safety route review identifying crossings, visibility, turning vehicles, transit access and a safer alternative from supplied scene cards.

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Your project

Start with the practice files. Build your project one lesson at a time.

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  1. Get your materialsDownload practice filesSupplied practice cases, a blank working record, complete lesson instructions, and annotated worked examples.
  2. Make your projectView the project checklist Work in your own notebook, document, or software. Use the supplied practice examples when you prefer.
  3. Keep a private recordSave a project record Sign in to save a description and checklist, then return to update them.
Course handbook

Know the route before you begin.

Here’s what you’ll need and what you’ll make. You can return to this guide during any lesson.

Who this is for

Learners aged 14+ practicing everyday decisions with fictional information; adults may use the same cases.

Prepare before lesson one
  • Paper or a free text document is sufficient. All core case facts are supplied.
  • Use fictional names and records; do not enter personal health, identity or another person’s information.
  • Suggested earlier course: Plan Transportation, Care, and Attendance
Your final project

Finish with proof you can use.

A pedestrian-safety route review identifying crossings, visibility, turning vehicles, transit access and a safer alternative from supplied scene cards.

Save a project record in My Proof
See project checklist and review criteria

Keep your working files in your own notebook or software. Save a private description, checklist, and work link in My Proof.

What to include

  • Moving-hazard and sight map.
  • Crossing-location and signal analysis.
  • Turning/backing/hidden-lane review.
  • Transit waiting/boarding/exit routine.
  • Final route comparison and changed-condition plan.

Review and revise

Use these criteria to check your work and choose what to improve.

  • Scene map distinguishes moving, turning, backing and hidden-lane hazards.
  • Crossing decision checks location, visibility, signal phase and traffic independently.
  • Transit routine includes designated waiting, boarding and exit without chasing vehicles.
  • Route comparison excludes supplied unsafe shortcuts and updates changed detour times accurately.
Three ideas to help you along the way
Three useful ideas

The rules behind the steps.

01

Observe movement

Signals and eye contact do not erase conflicts.

02

Keep sight clear

One stopped vehicle cannot reveal a hidden lane.

03

Choose a feasible safe route

Review crossing and transit access before minimizing time.

What do these words mean?
Key words

Key terms worth knowing.

Conflict path
An area where pedestrian and vehicle movement can intersect.
Visibility obstruction
An object blocking the view of possible traffic.
Controlled crossing
A crossing with supplied signs or signals, still requiring attention to movement.
Designated stop
A location the operator authorizes for boarding or exit.
Safety constraint
A condition a route must satisfy before time advantages matter.
Your route

6 lessons.
One useful project.

Work in order the first time. Each lesson makes something the next lesson can use.

  1. 1
    Up next

    Read a street scene for moving hazards

    Identify moving and partly hidden hazards in a supplied street scene.

  2. 2
    6 min

    Choose a crossing location

    Compare crossing locations using supplied visibility and control facts.

  3. 3
    6 min

    Check signals without assuming drivers stop

    Read pedestrian signals while continuing to check vehicle movement.

  4. 4
    6 min

    Recognize turning and backing risks

    Locate turning, backing and hidden-lane conflicts.

  5. 5
    6 min

    Use transit stops and boarding safely

    Apply supplied operator guidance for waiting, boarding and exiting transit.

  6. 6
    8 min

    Compare routes with safety constraints

    Choose a route using safety constraints before speed.

Use the tools

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ZIP · practice files

Make Safer Pedestrian and Transit Choices practice files

Supplied practice cases, a blank working record, complete lesson instructions, and annotated worked examples.

Text worksheet

Your course project worksheet

A downloadable text worksheet with each lesson’s working output, space for your answers, and the shared final-project checklist. Save your own copy.

Source transparency

Sources and further study.

Explore the references behind the lessons and take your learning further. Source notes explain access and reuse.

NHTSA: Pedestrian safety
Source & access notes · checked 2026-10-01

Read walking, signals, driveway/backing and hidden-lane conflict guidance; no actual street check claimed.

Access: Official page content was retrieved with the web reader on 2026-10-01. Video playback, outside forms and personal services were not tested.

Reuse: Original fictional cases and assessments with linked factual references. Source exercises, photographs and diagrams are not copied.

NHTSA: Share the road
Source & access notes · checked 2026-10-01

Read attention and road-user safety guidance; fictional route records are not local endorsements.

Access: Official page content was retrieved with the web reader on 2026-10-01. Video playback, outside forms and personal services were not tested.

Reuse: Original fictional cases and assessments with linked factual references. Source exercises, photographs and diagrams are not copied.

MDOT MTA: Ride safely
Source & access notes · checked 2026-10-01

Read designated stops, walk/do not chase and boarding/exit guidance; operator policy remains explicitly an example.

Access: Official page content was retrieved with the web reader on 2026-10-01. Video playback, outside forms and personal services were not tested.

Reuse: Original fictional cases and assessments with linked factual references. Source exercises, photographs and diagrams are not copied.

Ready when you are

Start with the first useful move.

You’ll always know what to do, what to make, and where to go next.

Start lesson one