- Almost a third of 5 – 9 year old children killed by motor vehicles are on foot.
- 1 –2 year olds are most often killed or injured by reversing vehicles.
- 3 – 6 year olds are most often killed or injured when dashing across a street near home.
WHY?
- They move quickly and can run into the street without warning.
- They often act before thinking and may not do what parents or drivers expect.
- They don't know safety rules and expect adults to watch out for them.
- They are small and hard for drivers to see but they assume that if they can see the driver the driver can see them.
- They can't judge the speed or distance of vehicles moving towards them and think that cars can stop instantly.
