School buses returned to the roads today, bringing students back to class for another year.
That means the school zone is back in effect, and motorists should be prepared to slow down and keep a keen eye peeled for kids darting across the street — especially in the morning and afternoon, when children are making their way to and from classes.
Of course drivers should always — regardless of the time of year — proceed cautiously along streets that have playgrounds nearby.
But foot traffic for children, many of whom walk to school from nearby, unquestionably increases when school starts again.
Saving a few seconds in a rush to get somewhere is not worth the potential risk to a child who — in his or her enthusiasm to go to class, or perhaps come home at the end of the day — fails to ensure the road is safe to cross before running out.
Simon Ducatel is the Sundre Round Up editor.
