Learning to be traffic smart Children in kindergarten through third grade are learning to become independent. They enjoy walking, riding bikes, and playing outside. They don't have the judgment to cope with traffic by themselves yet, but they can begin to understand safety rules. Children don't have the skills to handle these risky situations until at least age ten. Boys are much more likely than girls to be injured or killed in traffic.
Bicycles are vehicles.
Children should not ride bikes in the road until they fully understand traffic rules and show they can follow them. They often act before thinking and may not do what parents or drivers expect. They assume that if they see the driver, the driver sees them. They can't judge speed and they think cars can stop instantly. They are shorter than adults and can't see over cars, bushes, and other objects.