During the last 5 years, over a million people have had an accident while on the school run so it is essential that suitable child car seats are in place and that there is adequate car insurance .
Around 15 per cent of people have admitted to driving with children in the car where the children were not properly placed and secured in the appropriate child car seats .
Erratic driving obviously leads to more accidents which, according to research from Sainsburys Car Insurance, are twice as likely to happen on the morning school run compared with the afternoon one. Around 136,000 people were found to have had an accident on both the morning and afternoon school run.
Sainsbury’s Car Insurance Manager, Lucy Hunter, said: “Busy roads, noisy children in the back seat and the worry of being late can make the school or nursery run very stressful for drivers. Being in a routine doesn’t make you immune to these distractions however and at these often hectic times of the day it’s important to stay alert and focussed.”