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Traffic and Auto Safety for Kids: What to Know

Traffic and auto safety for kids is a growing concern. With more parents working and leaving kids to get to school on their own, it's important to teach them the safety rules much earlier. Long before a kid learns to drive, he or she needs to be taught about what cars must do when they reach a stop sign, hear sirens and see a bus.

Many drivers don't know the rules of the road, so it's hard to expect kids to know them, either. For example, when a bus stops, traffic in the opposite direction must stop as well - unless the median is wider than 5 feet. Too many accidents have been caused because of this very simple rule being violated.

When a child has to cross the road after getting off a school bus, dangers exist. Not all areas have crossing guards. Traffic and auto safety for kids involves telling kids what they should and shouldn't do in certain situations. If a child has to cross an intersection, they need to do so knowing that the traffic in the other direction may not stop.

One of the safest ways for kids to get to school is by school bus. They will be in the hands of a school bus driver as opposed to fending for themselves by foot or by bicycle or scooter. The next safest way is by walking with the help of crossing guards.

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School buses are one of the largest mass transit programs in the United States. The best choice of safety is allowing your child to ride the school bus. According to the Transportation Research Board of the national Academy of Sciences, every year, an average of 800 school aged children are killed as passengers in other motor vehicles, walking, or riding bicycles, during school transportation hours.

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Intoxication is common in any party or social event. This is especially dangerous for teens who are participating in these events. After a night of enjoyment, teens tend to forget the hazards of drinking while driving, and have to learn to face the consequences - the hard way.

An easy way to avoid drunk driving accidents and be able to enjoy social events with a tolerable amount of alcohol in your system, without foregoing your own safety, is to find a designated driver. A designated driver is someone whom you can trust to not have an intake of alcohol as they will be the one tasked to drive you and your other companions home.

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Here are some ways to identify raging drivers:

Tailgating

Cutting others off in a lane

Rude gestures (e.g. showing someone the finger or a mean face)

Shouting verbal abuses and threats

The best way to deal with these kind of drivers is to ignore them and pretend nothing happened. Confronting them will only fuel their aggressive behavior and possibly result in unpleasant outcomes.

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