Description
Guide or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such places as streets, schools, railroad crossings, or construction sites.
- • Monitor traffic flow to locate safe gaps through which pedestrians can cross streets.
- • Direct or escort pedestrians across streets, stopping traffic, as necessary.
- • Guide or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such places as street and railroad crossings and construction sites.
- • Communicate traffic and crossing rules and other information to students and adults.
- • Report unsafe behavior of children to school officials.
- • Record license numbers of vehicles disregarding traffic signals, and report infractions to appropriate authorities.
- • Direct traffic movement or warn of hazards, using signs, flags, lanterns, and hand signals.
- • Learn the location and purpose of street traffic signs within assigned patrol areas.
- • Stop speeding vehicles to warn drivers of traffic laws.
- • Distribute traffic control signs and markers at designated points.
- • Discuss traffic routing plans and control-point locations with superiors.
- • Inform drivers of detour routes through construction sites.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
