City officials want to make sure that school kids check themselves before they wreck themselves.
The city’s transportation department tried to be hip on Wednesday when it released a video called Cross This Way that is meant to teach kids how to keep kids from running out in front of cars.
Pint sized rapper Tirell Chambers, who is the son of a DOT employee, belted out the directive.
“Everybody on the streets deserves respect, so before you use the streets, you got to check check,” he spits.
The video features kids dangerously shooting into the streets without looking while skateboarding, texting, or chatting with their friends. It then goes over points that the kids can follow to make sure they are safe.
“People learn better when you do it through music,” said DOT commissioner Polly Trottenberg. “It’s just natural that a tune sticks in your head. I think at this age it’s a great way to reach kids.”
In 2015, more than 1,000 kids were struck while crossing New York City streets, 200 were seriously injured and nine were killed.
All public school teachers in the city will have to show their students the four minute clip at least once during the year.
The NYPD also plans to increase enforcement of unsafe drivers in school zones, said