. >> reporter: speaking of being aware, officer dave hoover is with us to hand turn for drivers look for pedestrians. it can be tricky. >> absolutely. drivers need to pay attention to the left -- because that's where the vehicles come from when they're turning on the roadway. many times they forget to look right where a lot of the times the kids will be coming from. hopefully they're paying attention if we're not, but -- you know, you got to pay attention, look both directions, and always look for the pedestrians because you're all summer long and they're usually shorter than most other pedestrians which are taller at the malls, but at schools, they're a lot smaller so pay attention. >> reporter: 4 feet. >> be ready for them. >> reporter: thank you for those. >> you're welcome. >> reporter: weep give you tips throughout the morning so you can make sure you and your children are safe and even if you're driving through a neighborhood, we want you to be aware. we don't want you to get a ticket for speeding through a school zone. stay tuned because we're going back to school. ready or no

we have officer dave hoover with the lakewood police department. >> good morning, how are you? >> reporter: great, thanks. let's start with rules for drivers when we talk about the cross walk. what's the law? >> behind us is a lighted crosswalk so you have to pay attention. you need to make sure the light is on, working, operating. the driver, if it's not a controlled intersection, be -- the pedestrian always has the right away. if you work off the pretense the pedestrian has the right-of- way, you won't run someone over. >> reporter: as soon as i prepared to stop. >> you should be prepared for somebody to cross. >> children don't always stop at the crosswalk. >> very excited the first day of school. it's not like the last day of school when they run away. today they will run to the school because they're excited to see their feds, excited to get to teachers and new classes. when they hit the crosswalk, stop. >> okay, good advice. >> reporter: wait for the next one. >> reporter: that's true >> reporter: it's important to teach kids to cross safely. what should pedestrians know