Parents dropping their kids off at school could be putting them in danger, recent research suggests. A University of Calgary study found that dangerous driving behaviors were spotted at 98% of Canadian elementary schools during morning drop-off times. The biggest risk occurs when parents let kids off on the wrong side of the street, which forces children to run across traffic. Parents may think driving kids to school is safer, which could create a vicious cycle. “Parents view the environment as too dangerous for children…so drive them to school, thus increasing traffic volumes,” researchers explain. (Study Finds)
Phone Topic: How do your kids get to school?