There is a roundabout just a few metres down from the main school entrance. This roundabout is ...mental. People fill it up, no one can get though, when someone gets a chance they floor it sometimes. Some drivers just let the pedestrians walk through all the time, others make them wait.

Just last week I saw two boys, probably 11ish, teasing and taunting each other. They both looked upset at one another. One stepped out to cross one part of the road without looking or realising there was a car approaching. The driver obviously had her wits about her (unlike many on their phones or too busy trying to shove their own kids out of the door whilst still in traffic). She stopped, the boy crossed and went on his way. No harm done. The boy remaining on my side of the road was gobsmacked. He saw it all and it seemed to dawn on him what so nearly happened.

I am more worried about getting into trouble in traffic than getting kidnapped. I am not sure when I'll let DS walk to school. It's so very very close. But with one crazy roundabout to cross, it just doesn't seem like it will happen anytime soon.