I come across many examples every day of how some school kids risk their lives on the roads after school. I know. It really sets me thinking, do their parents ever talk to them about road safety. Or is it that the kids just don’t listen?

Common sights of kids after school:

• hanging out of school bus windows and doors (one boy actually jumped down from the window of a big school bus right in front of my car! not funny!)
• dashing across busy roads without looking
• deliberately taking their sweet time to cross a busy road
• walking or cycling two or three across right onto the middle of the road
• walking or cycling in groups, talking, laughing, pushing and shoving.

It’s a case of drivers having to look out for them, not them looking out for traffic. Again I think this is something that needs to be drummed into the heads of our kids - that road safety comes first no matter what.

If you liked this post, please subscribe to my RSS feed for more hip parenting posts. Oh and do leave me a comment, I'd love to hear your thoughts.