By Ryan Marshall, Times Staff Writer
Among all the things youngsters have to worry about when it comes time to go back to school, getting there shouldn’t be one of them.
With school in Carroll County scheduled to start Tuesday, the State Highway Administration is warning drivers to watch out for children and other pedestrians along Maryland’s roads.
Once school starts back up, there will be many more children walking, and drivers accustomed to less busy roads in the summer should be aware of the change, said SHA spokesman Chuck Gischlar.
Traffic usually decreases by about 15 percent during the summer as schools are out and people are away on vacation, he said. But fall brings more students walking, and roads are busier from school buses, parents driving children to school and teens driving themselves to classes.
It’s important that drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists all use caution any time they’re on the roads, said Lt. Andrew Winner, commander of the Westminster barrack of the Maryland State Police.
"It’s inherently dangerous to walk on a roadway [that is] traveled by vehicles," he said.
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