Dismissal is a nightmare at my school. 750 kids - preK-5, very few walk, mostly because of traffic/safety concerns. There is only one, two lane road for both the parking lot and the "half moon" driveway. There is tons of construction going on, including a new multidirectional intersection about 1.5 mi. away so dump trucks, tractor-trailors, etc. are the norm. The speed limit (when the lights aren't flashing) is 45.
I've seen:
Car drive through ditch in front of the school to get around someone who was not moving in the driveway.
OHS seat being used as a belt positioning booster. [I HAD to say something about that one!]
My favorite: the half moon has parking on the side closest to the the school and the other is supposed to be the moving line. 3 out of 4 vehicles STOP directly in front of the school to let child(ren) out or pick them up.
Forget about boosters or harnessed seats or NOT sitting in the front seat.
Kdg. students saw one of my sped students (1st gr. in w/c) with his booster and asked why he had a baby seat. I replied it's not a baby seat and that he should be using one as well. The boy said, "I don't have to, I'm six."
One parent waved her child (little one - K/1) across the street - despite the fact that there is a cross walk and the street is crazy busy. I literally ran after the child and caught her before she could cross. Poor kid - teacher telling her "NO," mom saying, "Come On."
My informal survey I did shortly after I was first certified showed over 85% of the children in the vehicle were improperly restrained. And since it was done by visual only, on moving vehicles, I counted any kid I could see that was seated in the back with the seat belt on as a "Good," because I usually couldn't see if a booster was present or needed. The misuse was over 85%, mostly front seat, lack of seat belt/misuse (behind shoulder or under arm), or obvious lack of CR.
I too have been assigned "inside" duty at dismissal.