While you're walking, remember:

• Always travel with a friend. Two heads are better than one, especially if there's an emergency. Strangers usually pick on one person, not two.
  
  
• A stranger is anyone you and your parents don't know well.
  
  
• Never take candy, money, medicine, or anything else from a stranger.
  
  
• If a stranger in a car asks you questions, don't get close to the car (you could get pulled in)—and never get in it.
  
  
• Strangers can be very tricky-they can ask you to walk them to "show" them something; they can offer to pay for your video game, or ask you to help them find a lost dog or cat. Don't be fooled!
  
  
• Don't tell anyone your name or address when you're out playing, and don't think that because someone calls your name that they know you-maybe they're just looking at your T-shirt.
  
  
• Avoid people who seem to be hanging around public restrooms, playgrounds, or schoolyards. Tell your teacher or another adult you trust about it.
  
  
• Some adults can tell you what to do —such as a parent or a teacher or a police officer. But no adult can tell you what to do just because he or she is bigger than you. If you're ever in a situation that makes you feel uncomfortable in any way, you have the right to say, NO, loud and clear.
  
  
• Have your mom or dad—or both of them—walk your school route with you to make sure it's completely safe.
  
  
• Always stick to the same safe route in going to and coming from school, and never hitchhike-never!