Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian Joins the California Highway Patrol and Safe Moves to Celebrate National Walk to School Day

Assemblymember Nazarian joined the California Highway Patrol and Safe Moves to educate children at Merdinian Armenian Evangelical School on pedestrian safety.

Prior to the event, Assemblymember Nazarian, his son Alex, and California Highway Patrol Officer Leland Tang celebrated National Walk to School Day. Officer Tang instructed the Assemblymember and his son on safe practices for crossing city streets.

“Pedestrian safety is a priority of mine and it starts with my own family,” stated Assemblymember Nazarian. “Taking the time now to teach children good pedestrian habits could save lives down the road. I am thrilled to be teaming up with the California Highway Patrol and Safe Moves to teach these valuable safety tips.”

Pat Hines, Safe Moves Founder, added: “Traffic collisions kill more children than all childhood diseases combined which is why traffic safety education is key to saving lives.”

Safe Moves, a non-profit organization, is recognized as one of the leading authorities in traffic safety education in the country. They have brought their award winning to Merdinian Armenian Evangelical School, to teach elementary school children basic pedestrian safety tips.

The traffic safety rodeo course is an interactive exercise that allows students to learn about safety by walking through a miniature city called “Safe Moves City”. “Safe Moves City” consists of streets, sidewalks, intersections, crosswalks, traffic signals, traffic signs, residential areas, business districts, cars, trucks, buses and a railroad track with signals, crossing gate and train. “Safe Moves City” is designed to simulate the diverse traffic environments in Los Angeles and to create “problem solving” experiences for each grade level.

Under the supervision of Safe Moves staff, students walked through “Safe Moves City” while trying to avoid over twenty traffic hazards. Safe Moves staff evaluated the students’ performance and discussed the results with each teacher.