Keeping your child and others safe on the road
When you become a parent your responsibility lies with the safety of your children. Children below the age of 10 or 11 are unable to correctly establish threats so they must be protected and educated by their parents. Road safety is very important, both the safety of a child travelling in a car and pedestrians. Many children are involved in road traffic accidents every year and sadly many are killed.
The government intends to reduce the number of child road casualties by 50% by the year 2010. This figure will be reached with the help of a number of initiatives. As a parent it is important to teach your children to be careful and to stay safe. Here are some tips for road safety:
- Tell your child how important it is that they are strapped in to the car. Many children fight against wearing a seat belt or sitting in a child seat. If they understand why they must be strapped in it will be easier to get them to do so
- Explain why they should never throw anything out of the car window or wave their hands out of the window
- Explain how important it is not to obstruct the drivers vision while they are driving
- Make sure that children know that they should only open windows when it is safe to do so
- Tell them to keep their hands away from the door handles while the car is moving
- When children are getting out of the car they should only do so on the pavement side if possible
Children can be very safe in cars but need to be educated about how to behave when they are being driven. To keep your child safe and to prevent a car accident, which can not only have devastating personal effects but can also increase your car insurance premiums, you must be aware of what they are doing at all times.
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