What is Walk light?

A walk light is a signal that tells you it’s safe to cross the street.

Imagine you're at a crosswalk, and there are two lights: one for people walking and one for cars driving. When the walk light turns green, it means the cars have stopped, and now it's your turn to walk across. It's like when you’re playing a game of tag, when the teacher says "freeze," the runners stop, and then the taggers get to move.

The walk light is usually a green walking person or a green arrow pointing forward. When you see it, you know it’s time to go!

Sometimes, there's also a don’t walk light, which is red, that means cars are still moving, and you should wait until the next green light.

The walk light helps keep everyone safe. Without it, people might try to cross when cars are still coming, just like trying to run across the street while a car is zooming by!