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The '''Green Cross Code''' was a campaign for pedestrian road safety. | The '''Green Cross Code''' was a campaign for pedestrian road safety. | ||
When [[Iris Wildthyme]] and the [[Third Doctor]] were honked at when they ran across a road, Iris remarked they they had forgotten the Green Cross Code. The Doctor was unware for what that meant. ([[PROSE]]: | When [[Iris Wildthyme]] and the [[Third Doctor]] were honked at when they ran across a road, Iris remarked they they had forgotten the Green Cross Code. The Doctor was unware for what that meant. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Verdigris (novel)}}) | ||
When [[Noah Holland]] warned the [[Twelfth Doctor]] not to run into the road, the Doctor remembered "SPLINK and all that". When Noah was confused, the Doctor admitted he didn't understand it either. The Doctor also said they should bring back the Green Cross Code Man. ([[PROSE]]: | When a [[Bicycle|bicycling]] [[Melanie Bush]] hit the [[Sixth Doctor]], she asked if he ever learned the Green Cross Code. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Wrong Doctors (audio story)}}) | ||
The [[Seventh Doctor]] once mentioned the Green Cross Code to [[Ace]] and [[Hex]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Dreamtime (audio story)}}) | |||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] quipped that a [[Kusk]] who had stepped into the path of and subsequently collided with his [[Eighth Doctor's Volkswagen Beetle|Volkswagen Beetle]] had "clearly never heard of SPLINK!" ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Longest Day (novel)}}) | |||
When [[Noah Holland]] warned the [[Twelfth Doctor]] not to run into the road, the Doctor remembered "SPLINK and all that". When Noah was confused, the Doctor admitted he didn't understand it either. The Doctor also said they should bring back the [[Green Cross Code Man]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shining Man (novel)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
In 1976, [[Jon Pertwee]] appeared in a public information film for the Green Cross Code that introduced the mnemonic SPLINK: | * In 1976, [[Jon Pertwee]] appeared in a public information film for the Green Cross Code that introduced the mnemonic SPLINK: | ||
* First find a '''S'''afe place to cross, then stop | ** First find a '''S'''afe place to cross, then stop | ||
* Stand on the '''P'''avement near the kerb | ** Stand on the '''P'''avement near the kerb | ||
* '''L'''ook all round for traffic and listen | ** '''L'''ook all round for traffic and listen | ||
* '''I'''f traffic is coming, let it pass | ** '''I'''f traffic is coming, let it pass | ||
* When there is '''N'''o traffic near, walk straight across the road | ** When there is '''N'''o traffic near, walk straight across the road | ||
* '''K'''eep looking and listening for traffic while you cross | ** '''K'''eep looking and listening for traffic while you cross | ||
* Chapter 32 of {{cs|The Shining Man (novel)}} is titled "SPLINK". | |||
* The [[Green Cross Code Man]] was played by [[Dave Prowse]]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:15, 7 September 2024
The Green Cross Code was a campaign for pedestrian road safety.
When Iris Wildthyme and the Third Doctor were honked at when they ran across a road, Iris remarked they they had forgotten the Green Cross Code. The Doctor was unware for what that meant. (PROSE: Verdigris [+]Loading...["Verdigris (novel)"])
When a bicycling Melanie Bush hit the Sixth Doctor, she asked if he ever learned the Green Cross Code. (AUDIO: The Wrong Doctors [+]Loading...["The Wrong Doctors (audio story)"])
The Seventh Doctor once mentioned the Green Cross Code to Ace and Hex. (AUDIO: Dreamtime [+]Loading...["Dreamtime (audio story)"])
The Eighth Doctor quipped that a Kusk who had stepped into the path of and subsequently collided with his Volkswagen Beetle had "clearly never heard of SPLINK!" (PROSE: Longest Day [+]Loading...["Longest Day (novel)"])
When Noah Holland warned the Twelfth Doctor not to run into the road, the Doctor remembered "SPLINK and all that". When Noah was confused, the Doctor admitted he didn't understand it either. The Doctor also said they should bring back the Green Cross Code Man. (PROSE: The Shining Man [+]Loading...["The Shining Man (novel)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- In 1976, Jon Pertwee appeared in a public information film for the Green Cross Code that introduced the mnemonic SPLINK:
- First find a Safe place to cross, then stop
- Stand on the Pavement near the kerb
- Look all round for traffic and listen
- If traffic is coming, let it pass
- When there is No traffic near, walk straight across the road
- Keep looking and listening for traffic while you cross
- Chapter 32 of The Shining Man [+]Loading...["The Shining Man (novel)"] is titled "SPLINK".
- The Green Cross Code Man was played by Dave Prowse.
