Lack of road markings
Children running out between vehicles
Glare from the sun
Large goods vehicles
The official DVSA guide to driving states:
Take extra care where children might be around, particularly in residential areas and near schools and parks.
Drive carefully and slowly past schools, especially during school start and finish times. Be aware that
- two amber lights, flashing alternately, are used to alert drivers to a school crossing patrol ahead
- a school crossing patrol may stop you to escort children across the road
- children may be getting on or off a bus showing a ‘school bus’ sign.
Children are impulsive and unpredictable. Therefore, drive slowly in narrow roads where parked cars obscure your view.
Look out for parked ice-cream vans. Children are usually more interested in ice cream than they are in traffic and they may forget to look before running across the road.
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