Yeah it's terrible. While we're on the subject though, I've got to say, just speaking generally, not many people, kids included seem to have respect for the roads these days.
I'm not talking about this case I know nothing about it.
People just walk out in the road and expect that you'll stop for them. Well you will stop if you've seen them. But that's difficult at night with oncoming headlights when the muppet is dressed all in black!
If someone worked in a factory, they would stay well clear of a 2 tonne piece of metal moving towards them at 30 mph. Why do people not have the same sense of self preservation on the roads?
Last year I got turned out to a crash where a 12/13 year old lad had been run over. The car was on top of him. He died. All his mates were there crying their eyes out while the paramedics were trying to save him. Yeah the driver was speeding. The next month I saw the same faces crossing at the place showing utter disregard for safety and laughing about it.
Parents (mothers mainly) fly about in their new cars, speeding, parking right outside the school causing a hazard, on the phone, driving crap, near schools and kids. But god help you if you knock their child over. It's ok for them to do it though.
Where have all those public safety/information adverts gone? Lots of people would benefit from them.
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