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Over the next couple of days as classes begin again for the new term, children across Las Vegas will head back to school. Unfortunately, for many children who walk to school, September also presents an increased risk of pedestrian accidents.
According to Safe Kids Worldwide, more children suffer pedestrian accidents in September than any other month of the year. Experts at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently conducted a study in which they found that accident rates involving child pedestrians are much higher in September. Parents, schools, communities, bus drivers, and motorists must be very careful about looking out for child pedestrians, over the next few days.
Part of the reason why accident risks involving child pedestrians increase so dramatically during September, is that many motorists get used to streets and sidewalks without child pedestrians over the summer. In July and August, there are no children around school zones, and motorists are used to child-free streets, especially during peak school hours. However, as schools reopen across Las Vegas, that situation is likely to increase, and there are likely to be more numbers of children walking to school, sometimes alone and other times with friends.
Motorists, who have gotten used to child-free streets, will be at a much higher risk of colliding with child pedestrians. If you're the parent of a young child heading back to school this September, teach your child the safe ways of crossing the road, and teach him to make eye contact with drivers, before he steps onto the road. Distractions while walking are an absolute no, and children must switch off any cell phones or music devices before they cross the street. Motorists must look out for child pedestrians near school zones, and must drop speeds when they near these zones.
