Statewide Iowa — It’s back-to-school season. AAA says drivers need to be especially cautious because not only are kids back in school, but some of them are walking or riding bikes or scooters to and from school for the first time.
Brian Ortner, at AAA Iowa, says being safe is as easy as A-B-C.
He says the young pedestrians have as much responsibility as motorists to be safety-minded.
Nationwide, Ortner says nearly one out of every five children who are killed in traffic crashes are pedestrians.
According to a recent AAA survey, more than half of Iowans regularly drive through school zones or past school bus stops during their daily routes.
