Tribal School Zone Safety
Native Americans have the highest rates of pedestrian injury and death of any group in the United States. In fact, adult pedestrian death rates for Native Americans are almost 3.5 times that of the general population. For Native American children, the pedestrian death rate is almost four times that of the overall population of the United States.
The need to educate younger road users (including drivers, riders, and pedestrians) never ends. To address this need, this DVD contains the following elements (you can preview the videos):
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Safety Doesn't Happen by Accident (Windows Media)
Video designed for school-aged children.* -
Pedestrian Safety: A New Tradition (Windows Media)
Video for parents, guardians, transportation coordinators, and tribal leaders.* -
Tribal School Zone Safety: Video Toolkit (Acrobat, 15.07 MB)
Complement to the above videos as it provides additional educational materials, promotional tips, and resource information. -
Tribal School Zone Safety: Literature Review (Acrobat, 956 KB)
Comprehensive review that shows facts and statistics and was used, in part, as the basis for development of the above materials. - Video clips and photos for making your own pedestrian safety materials.
* DVD Videos are Closed Captioned.
To obtain the free DVD, please contact:
Chimai Ngo - 202.366.1231 / chimai.ngo@dot.gov or
Monica Gourdine - 202.366.1872 / monica.gourdine@dot.gov