The Executive Director of transport and logistics consultancy firm Toptech, Mr Cecil Garbrah has advised school children to always use the pedestrian crossings to avoid being knocked down by vehicles. He also advised that children below 10 years of age should not be allowed to walk to school alone, adding that parents who neglected their wards and whose children subsequently get knocked down should be arrested. Mr Garbrah said this at a road safety education programme organised separately by Toptech for pupils at the La Anglican cluster of schools and Manle Dada and African Unity schools, all in Accra. He advised that school children always walk by the shoulders of the road where they would be facing oncoming vehicles and also insisted on the use of seat belts when they were being driven to school. According to him, children were mostly knocked down by vehicles after 1900 hours and urged them to avoid wearing black or dark dresses when walking by the road side at night. “As students are going on vacation, it is important that they are educated on road safety measures to ensure that they return safely to school to begin the new academic year,” he said. He indicated that road accident was the third biggest killer in Africa, leaving many families hopeless. He added that parents who used vehicles should adhere to basic road safety measures in order to stay alive and help fulfill the dreams of their children.