The number of children seriously injured by vehicles dropped dramatically last year but parents and crossing guards still worry about the way some people drive.
Case in point -- rush hour at the corner of Decarie and Queen Mary on Wednesday, where CTV cameras filmed drivers running red lights and a child was forced to run back to a crossing guard when a driver refused to yield.
Pedestrians are forced to dash through traffic at the busy intersection despite the best efforts of crossing guard Alain Camus.
Camus has seen his share of unruly drivers and he's taken more than his share of abuse from them in his three years on the corner.
He says some tell him "you're crazy, you don't know your job."
Parent Karen-Ann Goral says she's seen it too, and worries about it.
"There have been a lot of close calls with the crossing guards because they won't listen," said Goral.
Deadly
Dangerous driving cost a crossing guard her life last November in Verdun.
Nicole de Montigny was killed after a driver went through a red light on de l'Eglise.
Fortunately, the latest numbers for children are more encouraging.
Serious injuries were down 67 per cent last year compared with the previous year.
But Goral still fears that it's a matter of time before disaster strikes at Decarie and Queen Mary.
"They're just going through the red light even when its a green light," she said.
Police
Montreal police are well aware of the problem but spokeswoman Elizabeth Kraska says they can't add more traffic police.
"That's why crossing guards are there," Kraska told CTV News reporter Annie DeMelt.
"When we need (them), the police will be there to enforce and give out tickets."
The police have a back-to-school safety campaign that continues until mid-September.
They're reminding pedestrians and motorists to be on their very best behaviour.
