Originally Posted by
DX-MAN
This is BS.
A driver has an ABSOLUTE responsibility to watch for what's in front of them; yes, kids on bikes can shoot out from between parked cars unexpectedly. That means, TO ME, that you don't drive through neighborhoods like you own them.
The parent SHOULD have (and may HAVE) taught his child caution; kids have a way, though, of being NOT cautious in their exuberance for an activity they enjoy. We parents can only demonstrate caution for them, and try to curb them when we can. It's not an every-second-of-every-day possibility.
EVERY ADULT has the responsibility of exercising caution in what WE do, though. Our carelessness cannot be laid off on another -- like this sounds.
Thanks, DX-MAN. Couldn'ta said it better myself.
What can we do about it? Whattaya think of a petition at some site like change.org asking law enforcement to hold drivers responsible when they hit
anything including, most importantly, people?
I've never started one of those petitions. But I'll bet I could figure out how.