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AAA School Safety Patrol

Your resource for information and materials to help you continually develop a successful school patrol program.


Getting Children to School Safely Brochure: This free downloadable brochure has practical tips for both parents and school officials. Make copies and hand them out to parents or use the tips in the school newsletter.
Training Your School Safety Patrol: AAA’s "At Your Post" video incorporates the latest techniques and information for training safety patrols. It demonstrates how to determine a safe gap in traffic and what a patrol should look for at normal crossings, one-way streets, T-intersections, rural crossings, and signed or signalized intersections. This is one of several selections from the AAA’s free-loan traffic safety video library.

Safety Beat Newsletters: Spring 2007; Winter 2006
• Sample Donation Letter
Fall 2006
Spring 2006
Winter 2005
Fall 2005

Tips for Parents: Parents can take the following measures to reduce school zone traffic hazards:

• Don't park across the street from the school; if this is not possible, accompany your child (using a crosswalk) as he or she crosses the street.
• Use the existing drop-off/pick-up system organized by the school.
• If a drop-off/pick-up system does not exist or is poorly set up, work with the school officials to create or improve the system.
• Reduce school zone congestion by carpooling with neighbors or friends.
• Teach and encourage children to use designated crosswalks.
• Follow instructions provided by school crossing guards.
• And of course, always remember to use seat belts and appropriate child safety seats or booster seats when riding in a car.

By following these simple recommendations, parents can play a key role in keeping their children safe.

Equipment & Supplies:: Equipment & Supplies Catalog
Safety Patrol Manual (pdf)
Video Library Check-out