How Important is Road safety for Kids

Importance of road safety for Kids

Teaching our Children Road Safety

Children act on the impulse and if this happens while walking riding bicycles or playing near traffic there is a risk of injury or even death. When children are vulnerable on their own with the help of their parents they can learn about safety on the roads and how to avoid dangerous situations from an early age.

Children have difficulty in judging the speed and distance seeing objects in side vision and identifying direction of speed as well as estimating speed.

Sometimes Road crashes are one of the major causes of death for young children. In the ages of 0 to 15 years around 20 children are killed and 400 seriously injured in road crashes in Victoria each year.

Young children’s cannot use the roads safely on their own until they have been taught how to see dangerous situations and how to act. Although all adults and the careers can help to protect young children from harm parents have the primary responsibility and the most direct influence. Still There are many practical ways that parents can help to his child and you don't have to be a road safety expert to do so.

How children use the roads:-

Children use the roads in several ways and are at risk because they do not have the skills and judgment that comes with increasing age and experience. Their Parents can help children to use the roads safely in many day-to-day situations:

1. Walking

2. Riding bicycles

3. Using toys with wheels and

4. Traveling on buses

Before they are ten years old children have not developed their skills and knowledge to handle risky situations on the road. They are impulsive and their actions can take drivers by surprisingly. Children are at risk of being hit by vehicles if they run into traffic play stunts around driveways play in the street or misjudge when crossing the road. Their Parents or caregivers can help children by setting clear limits and guidance according to the age personality and developmental stage of the child.

Pedestrian safety for children: -

Follow these guidelines when you teach children about walking near roads and traffic.

Set clear limits for places that they can walk safely and Find places away from streets drive ways or parking lots and choose locations such as fenced areas parks and playgrounds.

Practice how to cross the street safely in daily situations such as going to the shops visiting a friend or going to school. Always set a good example by crossing a street properly using road crossings where available.

make to teach your child to get in and out of the car on the other side avoiding the dangers from passing cars.

Teach your children the basic elements of crossing and safely using the Stop- Look- Listen and Think approach to crossing the road.

Stop one step back from the curb and

Look and listen for traffic and

Decide if it is safe to cross the road then

always keep looking and listening while crossing the road.