Students at a local elementary school are having more success than adults have with past attempts to calm traffic.

For the past couple of months, a Grade 2/3 class at Second Street Community School has been rallying with signs, two to three times a week, reminding drivers to slow down and be careful.

"By having the students out there, it's made a huge difference," said principal Gregory Walters. "It really has improved."

Like many local schools, Second Street struggles with morning and after-school traffic problems - people rolling through the four-way stop, parents using the staff parking lot drop off and pick up kids and jaywalking.

At the safety rallies, the children are often smiling and waving, and the drivers respond in kind, Walter said. When parents have volunteered to help with traffic safety in the past, he's heard that arguments have erupted. Seeing a child's face instead takes the edge off driver frustration.

Some students also made a video highlighting safety. They demonstrated how to cross the street properly, without jaywalking, and showed where you can and can't park. The video was screened at an assembly, and the school plans to show it to parents as well.

The video should be on the school's website soon. Visit secondstreet.sd41.bc.ca.