Child Pedestrian Safety Tips For Back To School
As a father and Child Injury Attorney at Anderson Law Firm one of the toughest things I deal with on an almost daily basis is child injury accidents. As parents we are always concerned about the safety of our children when they are not in our care. With the recent beginning of a new school year, thousands of kids all over the country are embarking on the old tradition of walking to school.
I wanted to share with you some information I found recently in an article titled, “Back to School in Kansas City: Child Pedestrian Safety Tips for a Safe and Happy School Year”. It’s written by James Roswold, a Personal Injury Attorney at Roswold Law Group in Kansas City, Missouri.
Before you let your kids go walking to school by themselves, sit down with them and go over these helpful tips that will make them more aware of what to do when making that trek every morning and afternoon.
Make sure they know the number one rule, which is to always look both ways before they cross. Teach them to look left-right-left and to always be aware of any traffic on the road. Next, make sure they always walk on the sidewalk. If there isn’t a sidewalk on their route, teach them to walk on the left hand side of the road facing oncoming traffic.
Everyone should always cross streets at designated crosswalks and pedestrian crossings. This goes especially for our children. See to it that they know to follow the rules of traffic signals and signs and always pay attention to their neighborhood crossing guard.
The best way to cement these rules into your school aged child is to walk to school with them the first few times and set a good example of pedestrian safety.
If you have a child who has suffered a serious injury in an accident in the Dallas or Fort Worth Area, call my office immediately. Anderson Law Firm has over 19 years of experience in Child Injury Accident cases.
Comments
As a parent this is true that we need to inform our children going to school about the traffic rules and what to do. The best way is to help them understand about the safety of crossing the streets to avoid accident.
Posted by: Mary Jane | September 28, 2010 12:50 PM