|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
How to Drive in School Zones |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
It's easy to forget what it's like to be a
kid. But drivers, especially when they're in school zones, always need to
remember how children think and act around traffic.
Steps:
1. Slow down. Don't speed around schools or in neighborhoods.
2. Watch for school zones. If any school-zone sign in your
neighborhood is not easily seen, work with the school to get the situation
fixed.
3. Take special care around school buses. Be ready to remain
stopped for as long as a school bus loads and unloads its passengers.
4. Expect the unexpected. A child's reaction to danger differs
from that of an adult. Sometimes the approach of a car will prompt a child to
run faster across the street instead of staying on the sidewalk as an adult may
do.
5. Expect what's to be expected, too. When a ball or a dog
goes into the street, look for a child to follow.
6. Watch the ground. Sometimes a glimpse of feet is the only
warning that a young pedestrian is about to enter traffic. Look also for
bicycle wheels and moving shadows.
7. Scan from side to side to stay aware of children playing on
the sidewalk or along the road. Because their eyesight and hearing are still
developing, children may not always sense when a moving car presents danger. In
fact, a surprising number of youngsters become injured running into the sides
of cars.
8. Look around, under and between cars and other objects.
Because children are small, they can be hidden.
9. Be alert in parking lots. The street is not the only place
of danger. The combination of kids, buses and cars trigger a lot of incidents
in school parking lots and driveways. Don't let your guard down. |
|
|
|
|
|