Why is it considered less safe to ride your bike while crossing the road?

A child might have more difficulty in crossing the road while bike riding than in walking the bike across the road. A child might be scared by cars, trucks, or animals while crossing the road and have an accident. If the child walks the bike across the road, there is less of a chance of an accident. It depends on the age of the child, how good a bike rider the child is, and how dangerous are the roads in the neighborhood. Some roads are like highways and a child riding their bike across the roads is far more likely to have an accident than a child who rides their bike across quiet roads.