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Make sure you are seen by the motoring public by wearing your reflective safety vest
that will be provided.
o Do your best to make eye contact with the motoring public as you are providing
common hand signals for directing traffic.
o To stop traffic - Two motions are required. Extend the arm straight out and point at the
driver who is to stop. Make eye contact with the driver and when you have his attention
raise your hand (not arm) so that your palm is toward the driver. Hold this position until
the driver stops. After the driver has stopped repeat the same movement with the other
lane of traffic with the other arm. Keep both arms in the stop position until al
movement has stopped in both directions. With traffic stopped turn your sides parallel
to the traffic you will be starting.
o To start traffic - Two motions are required. First, point with the arm and finger directly
to the driver you want to start. When eye contact is made, turn palm up and raise the
hand to a position slightly past the center of your face. Bend the arm only at the elbow.
If the driver does not move immediately repeat the signal. After traffic has begun to
move signal the other lane in the same manner using the other arm. Continue to use
this signal to instruct drivers to proceed.
o As you are crossing the street or assisting someone, always look left, right, and left again
before crossing a street, and keep watching as you cross. Be aware that drivers have
differing levels of eyesight and skill in operating motor vehicles.
o Prior to the event you are volunteering for, make sure you have a reasonable
understanding of the streets and connecting streets so that you can redirect pedestrian
and motor vehicle traffic to an alternate route.
o If an emergency vehicle approaches (police, fire, medic) stop all traffic (pedestrian and
other motoring traffic) and allow the emergency vehicles to have the right of way.
o If you are given a police radio, make sure you are on the correct channel and monitor
the radio. If you need police assistance, use the radio and request assistance from the
event supervisor and or other officers working the event.
