This one hits close to home. I was just riding in Floral Park two weeks ago. In fact, I saw a sign which indicates a road test area, I'll post it at the end:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/b...mDYwBL7IEF1tcM

Excerpt:
"A Long Island teen out for a driving lesson with her mother ran over and killed a 9-year-old boy as he pedaled his bike along a sidewalk Thursday night, cops said.
"I just held his hand and told him to hang in there," witness Tony Blas, 28, who tried to comfort the fading child, said yesterday. "But his eyes were already gone. His pulse was barely there. I'll never forget that little boy's face."
Andrew Burrous was riding his bike on a sidewalk in Floral Park at 6:22 p.m. His mother, who was walking their two dogs, was several..."


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I don't know if the teenage driver was practicing for the road test, but probably was. Maybe has nothing to do with the accident. I photographed this sign, but it might be a few miles from where the accident happened, for all I know.

I think the age to get a drivers license should be raised, 16 is too young.