Green Cross Code


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Green Cross Code

(in Britain) a code for children giving rules for road safety: first issued in 1971
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Pedestrians following the Green Cross Code and reduced speed limits are important to protect road users.
20 MIGHT BE PLENTY BUT IT'S NO SAFER; EXPERTS WARN SLOWER CARS DO MORE DAMAGE; Ex-cops New limit means children could be run over
Now, with MORE TH>N insurance, David has launched a new Green Cross Code Man campaign, this time reminding adults of the dangers of the road.
I'd have loved a part in the new movie... but I'd probably forget my lines; Vader star tells of dementia; EXCLUSIVE
The 6ft 6in actor, who also played Star Wars villain Darth Vader, said: "It's hard to believe the Green Cross Code man has had to come back to teach adults how to cross the road.
GREEN CROSS CODE DAVE BACK AT 79; Star makes new safety ads
Children need to switch off their electronic devices, follow the Green Cross Code and make sure that motorists can easily see them when they are crossing the road.
Admiral issues winter warning for pedestrians
We have a team of 15 staff who help them leave but children being children they don't always follow the green cross code.
Plan for 20mph limit near schools; Bid to cut young deaths in Wirral
Today, with 12 million motorbikes on the road, I guess the green cross code is a better bet.
Memories of Vietnam
All those nights studying the Green Cross Code or clicking through those repetitive CDROMs, when you'd much rather have been doing anything else.
One in three drivers would fail theory test
Unfortunately rats don't know the Green Cross Code, they don't stick to boundaries.
Flytippers blamed for plague of rats
the Green Cross Code Man is credited with saving over a quarter of a million children's lives during his '70s campaign
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The sad death of Alvin Stardust brought to mind his hits like My Coo Ca Choo but I'd forgotten that, at the height of his fame in the mid-70s, he was in the Green Cross Code ads.
Ad to see it to believe it
He was also an actor and in the mid-1970s, he appeared on TV as part of the Green Cross Code road safety campaign.
Alvin Stardust dies aged 72
CHILDREN at Acorns Nurseries in St Mellons have been using role play as a way of learning the importance of the green cross code.
Role play helps learning
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