Hey you, take a walk on the safe side
Every year, millions of children walk to school or to a bus stop.
School-age children are especially vulnerable to pedestrian crashes,
which result in tens of thousands of injuries and hundreds of deaths
each year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration.
The NHTSA said these injuries and deaths can be reduced if children
have a safe route to and from school, if they understand key traffic
safety rules, and if motorists who share the roadways obey traffic laws
and watch out for kids, and if parents, community leaders, and
politicians understand the dangers children face when walking to and
from school.