A recent Chicago Tribune analysis revealed nearly 1,700 children were struck by cars near schools in a four-year period (“About half of the kids hit by cars are near a school,” News, Jan. 27). This statistic prompted us to write.
We lost our daughter in a traffic crash 11 years ago. Sarah was an adult when she was killed, but it does not lessen the pain of losing a child. Following her death, we became advocates for traffic safety initiatives like red light and speed cameras that save lives and deter dangerous driving behavior. By encouraging increased caution, cameras protect not only those behind the wheel, but the children in the backseat, on the sidewalk and near the playground.