Friday, October 28 has been designated has Street Safe Day and M&W will be providing “Street Safe” coloring books to area children. The coloring books are designed for pre-K through 2nd grade and provide safety tips for young children while they are walking and/or playing near streets.  The goal of Street Safe Day is to provide safety tips to young children about cars and roads and to act as a safety reminder right before Halloween.  According to Safe Kids USA, “children are particularly vulnerable to pedestrian injury because they are exposed to traffic threats that exceed their cognitive, developmental, behavioral, physical and sensory abilities. Children are impulsive and have difficulty judging speed, spatial relations and distance.”  Safe Kids USA urges parents not to allow children less than 10 years old to cross streets by themselves. “Auditory and visual acuity, depth perception and proper scanning ability develop gradually and do not fully mature until at least age 10.”  If you know of a pre-school or elementary school class that would like to participate in the Street Safe campaign, please contact Sallie Byrd at M&W: 251-433-7766.