What should you do if you see children playing near a curb?

• A. Stop immediately and honk to alert them.
• B. Slow down, proceed with caution, and be ready to stop if a child darts into the road.
• C. Speed up to pass before they reach the street.
• D. Ignore and maintain current speed.

Answer: (B)

When you see children near a curb, you need to slow down and be prepared to stop. Children can move unpredictably and may dart into the road from between parked cars or from behind objects. The safest approach is to reduce speed, proceed with extra caution, and be ready to stop if a child darts into the road. This gives you more time to react and reduces the chance of a collision. Honking to alert them can startle children and isn’t a reliable safety measure; speeding up to get past before they reach the street reduces your time to react and increases risk; ignoring them and maintaining speed is unsafe.