Crossing Guards

• Plan a safe walking route with your child
• Become familiar with your Crossing Guard's schedule
• Set a good example; obey all traffic signs
• Encourage your child not to wear headphones when walking near traffic
• Encourage your child to walk their bicycle, carry their skateboard, etc. when crossing the road

• Slow down when approaching a school crossing zone or an intersection near a school.
• Please obey the school crossing guard. Pedestrians always have the right of way when crossing lawfully.
• Make eye contact with the guard or pedestrian.
  • If the school crossing guard has their STOP sign raised, indicating their intention to enter the roadway, drivers must STOP.
  • Drivers must remain stopped until all pedestrians including the crossing guard are safely on the sidewalk.
  • Drivers failing to stop for the crossing guard may be fined up to $500 under provincial legislation

• Please obey crossing guards when present
• Make eye contact with drivers before crossing
• Get off of bikes, skateboards, and scooters before crossing
• Never stop in the middle of an intersection; stopping may confuse waiting drivers
• Always yield to emergency vehicles; if you’ve already started crossing, clear the road quickly and safely
• At crossings with signals:
• Only cross when the pedestrian walk signal is displayed
• Never start crossing when the don’t walk signal is flashing; this signal means you don’t have enough time to cross safely

Adult school crossing guards must stay in the road until everyone is safely on the sidewalk. When you start crossing after the don’t walk signal starts, you put your adult school crossing guard at risk if the light changes before they can safely exit the intersection.

The Town of Shelburne works closely with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the individual schools to ensure that pedestrians are able to cross town streets safely with the assistance of a school crossing guard.

If you notice a motorist disobeying a school crossing guard (i.e., proceeding through the crossing when the guard had the stop sign raised, or running a red signal), try and record the following information:

1. vehicle license plate number
2. make, model and color of the vehicle
3. description of the driver

Send this information to Patti Hossie at phossie@shelburne.ca or call 519-925-2600 extension 238. We will then forward the information to the OPP - Ontario Provincial Police.