Children at Play, Drivers Beware
Photo by Keith Stewart
Signs like the one above are scattered throughout residential areas, but parents say drivers are still being reckless while children are outside playing.
Parents cite speeding cars in residential areas
by Ariana Cherry
Arthur Reporter
It’s that time of year when the weather is warmer, and children are spending time outside playing or walking or riding their bike home from school. As a result, it is important for drivers to be extra aware of children in school-zone and residential areas, but according to some parents, there are some who aren’t taking the extra precaution.
“There are drivers who are driving too fast. People are just zooming around the curves, and they aren’t stopping at stop signs,” noted Heather Casteel, a parent in Sullivan.
Casteel lives just past the golf course and has noticed an increased number of speeding drivers in her area.
“There’s a speed limit sign near the golf course. It is supposed to be 30 miles per hour, and people are driving at least 50,” she explained. “I have to warn the kids to stay away from the roads when they are outside. But if they are playing basketball and the ball goes out in the road, then they have to go out there and get it. Drivers need to be aware that kids might go out in the road.”