Article: Parents putting child road safety at risk.

M2 PRESSWIRE-2 September 2002-UK Government: Parents putting child road safety at risk (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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New research reveals that many parents could be putting their children at risk by demonstrating poor road safety.

The Department for Transport's Think campaign survey shows that almost three in four (74%) parents do not always use zebra crossings to cross the road if they're in a hurry and almost two-thirds (63%) said they did not always wait an extra few seconds for the green light before crossing the road.

Over one in five (22%) admitted to crossing the road while talking or texting on a ...

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