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Safer streets SEE ALSO 158–159 ›

Citizenship
Parent-teen relationships 174–175 ›
Staying safe in the streets and making them safe for others is all Building trust 176–177 ›
about courtesy and common sense. Being sociable and considerate, Interactions 190–191 ›
creates a safe community. When everyone thinks about each other
and works together, a place can be both safer and more pleasant.

Making streets safer P ARENT TIPS

Streets, like parks, are public spaces that can shape a community. Setting boundaries
People use them to walk or drive to school, to go for a jog, run Set boundaries for when teens go out on their own –
down to the shops, or use public transport. Streets belong to for example, where they can and can’t go, or when they
everyone in a community, which is why it’s important to keep have to be back by. Explain why you’re setting these
them safe and tidy. When out and about, there are some useful rules, and try to be flexible on occasion.
pieces of advice to follow that can help teens stay safe.

▽ Top tips
There are all sorts of things to
pay attention to when in public.

Sit near the driver or Keep valuables out of Teens should tell parents and friends
families if travelling sight and ensure bags where they are going and when they
alone on the bus. are zipped up. expect to arrive and get back.

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