Added: 7 months ago
Kids playfully rushed to cross the road was knocked down by an incoming car, but the kid was so lucky that he stood up unhurt after the car ride over him, it was a narrow escape.
Road Safety tips For Kids Of Diffrent Ages.
Road safety for children under five
Always carefully supervise children in traffic situations. It is important to:
Talk with your child about the traffic environment.
Hold your child's hand when you are near cars. Talk with your child about why it is important to hold hands.
Explain what you are doing when you cross the road together. Involve your child in deciding when it is safe to cross the road – of course you still make the decision, but you are teaching your child to think in the traffic environment.
Always be a good role model for your child by wearing your own seatbelt, obeying road rules, driving courteously and crossing roads safely.
Make eye contact with road users, especially at intersections.
Involve your child in choosing safe places to play.
Separate play areas from driveways.
Ask if your child's early childhood service includes road safety education in the program.
Road safety for children between five and nine
Your child still needs adult supervision and assistance in the traffic environment. It is important to:
Talk together about signs and traffic lights. Identify and discuss places where it is safe to cross the road.
Teach your child how to cross roads using the 'stop, look, listen and think' process – stop at the kerb, look and listen for traffic and then decide whether it is safe to cross. Take the trip to school together along the safest footpaths and use safe crossing places, such as pedestrian crossings and on straight sections of road.
Supervise your child on the way to and from school.
Always be a good role model for your child by wearing your own seatbelt, obeying road rules, driving courteously and crossing roads safely.
Ask at your child's school what road safety programs are being taught.
Road safety for children between 10 and 13
Children between 10 and 13 can cope more safely in traffic on their own. This will depend, however, on how much practice the child has had in the 'real traffic environment’. It is important to:
Check that your child always 'stops, looks, listens and thinks' when crossing the road. Ask them to explain to you what they are doing and why they are doing it.
Talk with your child about road laws. Go for regular rides and walks together.
Plan with your child safe routes to school and to places your child often visits.
Make sure your child wears bright colours that can be easily seen by road users.