At what age do you think your children developed road sense. My six year old is getting there, but I would not trust him to cross a busy road safely. He is quite short which makes hard to get a good view and his hearing is a bit suspect due to glue ear.
However what I do is I get him to "decide" when its safe to cross a road. I am with him and holding his hand and if I disagree with him then I gently hold him back. My son is getting very good and generally gets it right when deciding when to cross the road.
We also discuss what to do with park cars and picking a good position to cross a road. I don't let my son cross a road on his own I am a worry wort. It would only take one mistake to end up getting killed. Am I being over protective?
I find it unbelivable when people say that their ten year olds have no road sense. Surely it must be possible for children to learn to cross roads safely, on their own by this age.