Let’s Get Visible on November 6!
The Greater Victoria School District is taking part in the Capital Regional District (CRD) and ICBC’s Let’s Get Visible Day on November 6 to promote visibility and pedestrian safety!
Fall and winter mornings will become even darker as BC shifts to permanent year-round Pacific time (PCT). This means we won’t need to change our clocks in November. It’s important to remind students, families, and staff of simple ways to stay visible while walking, cycling, rolling, taking transit or diving to school. As nearly half (42%) of crashes involving pedestrians happen between October and January when weather and visibility worsen in BC (ICBC), the Let’s Get Visible campaign encourages everyone do their part in the dark and:
- Be Informed: learn, understand and obey the rules of the road and trails, and follow signage.
- Be Alert: be aware of surroundings and watch for other road or trail users. Drivers should slow down, focus on the road and watch for pedestrians.
- Be Visible: When walking or rolling wear light, bright, and reflective materials on your clothing and gear.
- Be Predictable: Stay on the sidewalk or path, communicate intentions by using voice, hand signals, make eye contact. Drivers must turn on headlights, reduce speed in low visibility and be ready to stop.
- Be Courteous: safely share the road and trails.
Schools are encouraged to take part by encouraging students and staff to wear bright, sparkly or light coloured clothing, neon colours, reflective gear, visibility lights, or reflectors. Similar to other spirit days, this is a simple, fun, and engaging way to promote safety, visibility, and shared responsibility during darker morning commutes.
Thank you to the CRD, ICBC, and local Police who will be visiting schools across the capital region in November to connect with the community and hand out visibility swag on Let’s Get Visible Day. Visit icbc.com for more road safety tips for kids.
You can share how your family and school is getting visible by emailing community@sd61.bc.ca. Stay visible!
