Children act differently in traffic than adult
Children are children, not young adults. It’s important to understand children’s limitations in understanding traffic.
Specifically, children:
· Have a narrower field of vision than adults, about 1/3 less.
· Cannot easily judge a car’s speed and distance.
· Assume that if they see a car, its driver must be able to see them. However, children are easily hidden from view by parked cars and other objects.
· Cannot readily tell the direction a sound is coming from.
· May be impatient and impulsive.
· Concentrate on only one thing at a time. This is likely not to be traffic.
· Have a limited sense of danger.
· Often mix fantasy with reality.
· Imitate the (often bad) behavior of others, especially older children and adults.
