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Slow down for safety! This Visual Warning Signal for children at play can be placed in the yard or driveway to heighten driver awareness.
- Brightly-colored Visual Warning Signal alerts oncoming motorists when children are in the area
- Bright body and reflector belt are easily visible during twilight hours
- Easy set-up and take-down for each play time
- Made in USA
- Warning flag included
Customers most agreed on the following attributes:
from Boston, MA on 10/10/2008
Our son loves it and you can't miss the figure of a child when pulling into the driveway we share, which is curvey and long! Our neighbors are happy we got it too!
from michigan on 9/23/2008
We use in front of our home to help slow traffic while our kids are at play. We have since purchased another one as it has been very effective in slowing down fast drivers.
from Independence, MO on 9/18/2008
We use this a a traffic guide for slowing cars down in our parking lot as students are being loaded and unloaded.
I wish you had other styles with other sayings.
STOP / CROSSING / etc.
from Traverse City, MI on 9/14/2008
[...] the little "green men" are eye catching, and do slow down the traffic
from East Atlantic Beach New York on 9/12/2008
We have now about 10 in the neigborhood...We live at the beach and everyone drives up and down our street to find parking...and not slow...Thanks for a great product!!!
from Palm Springs,CA on 9/5/2008
We have them guiding our school parents at drop off and pick up area. Great addition to our school. Parents love them and they are fun for the kids.
from Worcester, MA on 9/2/2008
I love this product. My son loves to stand next to it and tell the cars to slow down!!!
from Saint Louis, Missouri on 8/12/2008
We are a construction company; we use this product while working on or by streets. We also use this product while loading and unloading on or by a street, and they work great. The only down side is they take up a lot of room during transit and it would be better with a back leg support.
We're getting ready to buy our 3rd one, because our first two disappeared. I guess other people love them, too.
My only complaint is that the kids (who always play with the flag) started getting fiberglass splinters from the flagpole.
from Gouverneur, NY on 7/15/2008
We purchased the Kid Alert so our grandchildren would be safe from traffic on our street. It is very noticable to traffic and it has seemed to slow them down.
from Bend, Or on 7/13/2008
We live in NWX in Bend or, we have a lot or cars the speed, my kids play out in the front yard, since we enacted the signs, traffic has slowed, people have paid more attention. If these signs had not worked, my next option was to begin hurling tennis balls at speeding cars to get them to slow down?we bought two, one is not enough. They work?.spend the money get a least two of them..
from Valley Forge Pa on 7/11/2008
Stolen and very annoyed, either by an annoyed neighbor or teens!
from margate city , new jersey on 7/10/2008
i bought two - the little man no longer comes in green i was told . the little man now only comes with one foot , but to my happy surprise , when i called step 2 customer service , they sent me two more feet , one for each little man i bought , shipping and everything free !!!! the customer service person was fantastic . i bought these two men to try to slow down vehicles on my nice wide neighborhood street . the street is more like a curved boulevard , but cannot be used as a cut-through , per se' , but some inconsiderate cut the turn close on the inside of curve and almost hit my neighbor's kids as well as my driveway apron curb . these little men basically do a good job of slowing down the inconsiderate drivers . you must make sure to drain the water out of the feet in the winter if you live in a freezing area . i suggest always fill the feet (make sure you get the second foot) with either water or sand , or , if it's windy , the little man will spin around and \ or blow down .
from CHAUTAUQUA, NY on 7/8/2008
ABOUT ONCE A WEEK, SOMEONE STOPS AND WANTS TO KNOW WHERE I GOT THEM SO THEY CAN BUY ONE.
GREAT IDEA, THANKS
from Layton, Utah on 6/23/2008
Great product! We live in a high traffic area and the neighbors/visitors say these signs make them slow down!
I love these things, i have three right now, and I expect to buy more.
Can you believe there is actually a person in our neighborhood who said they were confused by it?!
With the exception of the mentally slow, everyone else in our neighborhood had told us what a great idea it is. Several have asked where to buy one and many people have told us they send their kids to our street to play because they know the reminder to drivers is right there.
from Minnesota on 6/2/2008
Highly recommended outdoor safety product! I place this at the end of our driveway when my children are outside playing. With it's bright colors, the sign is highly effective at getting people's attention; causing them to reduce their speed as they drive by our yard.
from Levittown, NY on 5/24/2008
Our grand kids play in the street and this helps remind the drivers to take it easy and watch for children.
from Medina, OH on 5/20/2008
Seems to slow down traffic on our busy street, I only wish it was a little bigger. Great color, love the reflective strip, nice that the flag adds height. One of the only products like this I could find, thanks Step 2!
from Henderson, Texas on 5/13/2008
We use this near the playground areas at our church. The only thing that I noticed that could be of better quality was the "plug" that keeps the sand/water in the base. It is made of very thin plastic and is not attached to the base and could be very easily lost or misplaced.
I love having this item, I've had a few people in the neighborhood tell me they slowed down when they saw that. I appreciate that. People slow down and think twice about the little ones around here. Thank You Step 2!
Permission given by City Transportation to put KidAlert in our busy crosswalk. We will soon have two KidAlerts on our two busy streets. It has been the only type of caution we were allowed to display.
Totally love the child likeness. Our green "Franklin" is well known in the community. Several related stories have been shared regarding his importance. We have had to replace two "KidAlerts" as they have been taken from their site. I have had many calls from people who would like to get one for their personal use. I definitely recommend it to friends and families.
Our preschool families are concerned when we do not have our KidAlert out for them.
We have had the green "KidAlerts" previously and they had two stands for each of them that we weighed down with sand. Our newest "KidAlert" is yellow and it has one stand. I prefer having two stands in order to keep the figure in place in the street. Time will tell about the color and figure change.
from Wheat Ridge, CO on 12/29/2007
Hopefully will make drivers aware children are playing
from Fort Lauderdale, FL on 12/20/2007
This lets my neighbors know to slow down. We use whenever we play outside now!!
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from Bluefield, VA on 10/25/2007
I have noticed the drivers in our neighborhood have slowed their pace when my "little man" is in the driveway! I've had two ladies stop and ask where I found it. [...] So glad I found him!
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from Emmett,ID on 10/19/2007
Eye chatching colors, great position, perfect size that is similar to a small child. Is a great reminder to slow down in congested and residential areas.
from Pineville, KY on 10/5/2007
Love the alert it is bright in color which catches the attention of vehicles that pass by.
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from Portland OR on 9/17/2007
We place this at the enterance to our cul-de-sac when the kids are playing and everyone knows to slow down. There have also been fewer turn arounds in our cul-de-sac.
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from El Paso, TX on 9/15/2007
It's unbelievable that people speed through a neighborhood in the evening when all the kids are outside to save a few seconds. You can literally see th cars pitch forward as the slow down immediately after seeing the KidAlert VWS. If your kids play in the front yard, it's a must have.
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from Greenville, Ohio on 9/12/2007
We use this product at church to show kids where they need to go.
from palm beach, fl on 8/22/2007
thought it was going to be aliitle brighter with such an important message!!!
from New York on 8/16/2007
This is a great product, it slows down traffic and my children are safe playing in the driveway. They know not to go past Mr. Slow!
from Bremerton, WA on 8/5/2007
Now I rest easy when my grandchildren ride their bikes, scooters or are walking on our street.
from Shreveport, LA on 8/4/2007
We've had a lot of people slowing down, AND asking where our "little man" came from. Some say they want to purchase one for themselves!
from New Jersey on 7/12/2007
Get the cars to SLOW DOWN!
from cheyenne, WY on 7/7/2007
best $ I've spent
It has worked wonders slowing down traffic
from HURRICANE, WEST VIRGINIA on 7/1/2007
GREAT
wonderful toy
from Miami, Florida on 4/19/2007
The only thing I feel could use improvement is the little black lid for the bottom water/sand area. Maybe it sould be attached in some way...we lost it the 1st day..