How to avoid the abuses of children
Pedestrian abuses are one of the most frequent traffic accidents. Older people and children are the main victims of these abuses, which in most cases could be avoided. That is why we insist on the need to provide children with a good road safety education to avoid children being run over. But let's
Pedestrian abuses are one of the most frequent traffic accidents. Older people and children are the main victims of these abuses, which in most cases could be avoided. That is why we insist on the need to provide children with a good road safety education to avoid children being run over.
But let's not deceive ourselves, because avoiding "child abuses" should be a responsibility shared by public institutions, schools, drivers and parents. Special attention deserve the vicinity of schools and playgrounds, as they are the places where children are abused the most. Recommendations for drivers to avoid child abuses
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Not enough to comply with the legality of road safety. Reduce speed when you approach schools parques or parks and keep all the attention on driving. A distraction can be fatal. 2. Be extra careful when you see a
school bus standing still, children may come out in haste. 3. No stations on the sidewalk
, even for a short time, because you force children and other pedestrians to invade the road. It is extremely dangerous. 4.Increase the precautions
in pedestrian crossings when driving under adverse weather conditions, such as rain or fog and at dusk. 5. Respect the traffic lights and priority in pedestrian crossings, but also stay alert to possible unforeseen events
. A child with a mobile phone or headphones is a real danger. Recommendations to parents to avoid child abuses1.Teach your children the basic notions of road safety education
for their safety. But if you want children to follow the recommendations, it is not enough to indicate, you also have to preach with
the example . 2. Never cross a crosswalk with your children without looking on both sidesof the road. Although
priority belongs to pedestrians, crossing with caution is the best way to avoid accidents. 3. No matter how much hurry you have do not cross outside the marked steps . It's better to be late to school than to
endanger the children and ruin all the road safety education you are trying to instill in them. 4.Wait for the arrival of the school bus on the sidewalk, never on the road. And try to keep your children "calm" during the wait without running impulsively in the area.
5. The mobile phone or wearing the headphones takes no notice of what may happen on the road. Do not use them, especially if you are accompanied by children so that they do not "imitate" your behavior. Laura Vélez . Editor of Guiainfantil.com
