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Among the children who suffered from an accident, roughly 40% of preschool-age children and 70% of elementary school students and junior high school students were involved "while riding a bicycle" or "while walking." The main causes are as follows:
*Failure to confirm safety factors at an intersection without traffic signals.
*Crossing a road on the non-pedestrian crossing.
*Jumping out onto a road.
In general, adults conduct themselves by making an instant judgment by grasping and analyzing the information on the traffic environment; therefore, traffic accidents could be avoided by correct decisions and behavior. However, children have not fully developed their thinking powers and abilities to make decisions. The younger the children are, the more they tend to focus on one thing without considering the surrounding environment.
Adults around children must help them gain the habit of "Stop," "Look," and "Wait" and teach them how to make correct judgments and how to conduct themselves. According to the children's level of understanding, what adults need to do is to repeatedly teach safety rules at every place of danger using specific words as well as to conduct themselves as good role models in everyday life.
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Institute for Traffic Accident Research and Data Analysis (ITARDA)
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