Be careful biking with your family

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That family should have waited for all the cars on that road to stop.
Yes, the driver in the SUV was clearly wrong, but we live in an imperfect world and all the legal right in the world won't make up for your kid dying in an accident.
Also, I heard a car honking, so thankfully, at least one stopped driver was able to intervene and alert the moving SUV to slow down.

This 1000%. The mom should have NEVER let her small child bike across unaccompanied on that busy road. Or the dad should have waited and walked altogether with his kids. I don't fault the SUV. I understand that people will disagree but I do not think it's the SUV responsibility to necessarily slow down if the car to the left is stopped. That car could be making a left or asleep at the wheel. It is, however, the responsibility of the parents to make sure the kids are safe at a crossing that does not have a stop light or very visible signage that someone is crossing.

It is absolutely prudent for a car to slow down when there is a CROSSWALK before you and the car next to you has come to a standstill. Come on. Where is your common sense?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That family should have waited for all the cars on that road to stop.
Yes, the driver in the SUV was clearly wrong, but we live in an imperfect world and all the legal right in the world won't make up for your kid dying in an accident.
Also, I heard a car honking, so thankfully, at least one stopped driver was able to intervene and alert the moving SUV to slow down.

Then they'd still be standing there.

"While ABC7 News was there Tuesday, ABC7's Jay Korff witnessed pedestrian and cyclists repeatedly dodging danger as cars frequently refused to stop at the crosswalk."

https://wjla.com/features/7-on-your-side/dangerous-crosswalk-maryland-state-highway-administration

Fine. They could have biked to a different crosswalk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That family should have waited for all the cars on that road to stop.
Yes, the driver in the SUV was clearly wrong, but we live in an imperfect world and all the legal right in the world won't make up for your kid dying in an accident.
Also, I heard a car honking, so thankfully, at least one stopped driver was able to intervene and alert the moving SUV to slow down.

This 1000%. The mom should have NEVER let her small child bike across unaccompanied on that busy road. Or the dad should have waited and walked altogether with his kids. I don't fault the SUV. I understand that people will disagree but I do not think it's the SUV responsibility to necessarily slow down if the car to the left is stopped. That car could be making a left or asleep at the wheel. It is, however, the responsibility of the parents to make sure the kids are safe at a crossing that does not have a stop light or very visible signage that someone is crossing.

Are you f'ing insane? The law requires you to not pass another car stopped in front of a crosswalk. There's a reason for that - situations exactly like this. Of course it's the SUV's responsibility to slow down and stop when the car in the left lane is stopped. How are you so ignorant of the law? Are you another MD driver? What is wrong with you people?!?!?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That family should have waited for all the cars on that road to stop.
Yes, the driver in the SUV was clearly wrong, but we live in an imperfect world and all the legal right in the world won't make up for your kid dying in an accident.
Also, I heard a car honking, so thankfully, at least one stopped driver was able to intervene and alert the moving SUV to slow down.

Then they'd still be standing there.

"While ABC7 News was there Tuesday, ABC7's Jay Korff witnessed pedestrian and cyclists repeatedly dodging danger as cars frequently refused to stop at the crosswalk."

https://wjla.com/features/7-on-your-side/dangerous-crosswalk-maryland-state-highway-administration

Fine. They could have biked to a different crosswalk.

This is where the Sligo Creek Trail crosses Piney Branch Road. There isn't a different crosswalk. This is this one. If you are on the Sligo Creek Trail, and you want to cross Piney Branch Road, this is where you cross.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That family should have waited for all the cars on that road to stop.
Yes, the driver in the SUV was clearly wrong, but we live in an imperfect world and all the legal right in the world won't make up for your kid dying in an accident.
Also, I heard a car honking, so thankfully, at least one stopped driver was able to intervene and alert the moving SUV to slow down.

This 1000%. The mom should have NEVER let her small child bike across unaccompanied on that busy road. Or the dad should have waited and walked altogether with his kids. I don't fault the SUV. I understand that people will disagree but I do not think it's the SUV responsibility to necessarily slow down if the car to the left is stopped. That car could be making a left or asleep at the wheel. It is, however, the responsibility of the parents to make sure the kids are safe at a crossing that does not have a stop light or very visible signage that someone is crossing.

Are you kidding me? It was ILLEGAL for that SUV to pass the car stopped at the crosswalk. In Maryland, that is a driving offense. It's also Illegal for them to go into the crosswalk while it's occupied. There's probably enough violations in that video alone for the drive of the SUV to lose their license.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This was frightening. This small kid was practically not noticeable for the driver of the black SUV who managed to stop in time. Holy shit!!!

BTW - how did you get the dashboard camera and how can we get one. This was similar to the Russian crash videos on youtube.

Glad the kid is still unharmed and alive. The parents require some knocks on their heads for being idiots.

Right, the selfish a-hole driver who couldn't even be bothered to slow down while approaching a CROSSWALK is totally the victim here!

Jesus, I can't freaking believe some of the people that post here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That family should have waited for all the cars on that road to stop.
Yes, the driver in the SUV was clearly wrong, but we live in an imperfect world and all the legal right in the world won't make up for your kid dying in an accident.
Also, I heard a car honking, so thankfully, at least one stopped driver was able to intervene and alert the moving SUV to slow down.

This 1000%. The mom should have NEVER let her small child bike across unaccompanied on that busy road. Or the dad should have waited and walked altogether with his kids. I don't fault the SUV. I understand that people will disagree but I do not think it's the SUV responsibility to necessarily slow down if the car to the left is stopped. That car could be making a left or asleep at the wheel. It is, however, the responsibility of the parents to make sure the kids are safe at a crossing that does not have a stop light or very visible signage that someone is crossing.

Are you kidding me? It was ILLEGAL for that SUV to pass the car stopped at the crosswalk. In Maryland, that is a driving offense. It's also Illegal for them to go into the crosswalk while it's occupied. There's probably enough violations in that video alone for the drive of the SUV to lose their license.

People are talking about keeping children safe while you are asking Maryland to enforce traffic laws. Are you insane?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ugh, you never let a small child cross a street alone, the taller parent should have dismounted and walked the child across. Yes, the car seems reckless too but they couldn't see the little kid behind the vehicle in the turning lane. So lucky!

Dad should maybe have waited in the crosswalk while the kid crossed, but that doesn't excuse the behavior of the driver in the slightest.

[Anonymous]

Everybody was wrong but the driver was wronger. Heck, the dad that crossed first didn't do so correctly in the first place where he should have slowed down , lean in and peek to see if there's an oncoming car. Child then copied what dad did, but the child should have been accompanied regardless.

[Anonymous]

Is the mom yelling at the dad or the driver of the SUV?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That family should have waited for all the cars on that road to stop.
Yes, the driver in the SUV was clearly wrong, but we live in an imperfect world and all the legal right in the world won't make up for your kid dying in an accident.
Also, I heard a car honking, so thankfully, at least one stopped driver was able to intervene and alert the moving SUV to slow down.

This 1000%. The mom should have NEVER let her small child bike across unaccompanied on that busy road. Or the dad should have waited and walked altogether with his kids. I don't fault the SUV. I understand that people will disagree but I do not think it's the SUV responsibility to necessarily slow down if the car to the left is stopped. That car could be making a left or asleep at the wheel. It is, however, the responsibility of the parents to make sure the kids are safe at a crossing that does not have a stop light or very visible signage that someone is crossing.

There is a yellow sign a few feet back indicating the presence of pedestrians. This is a 30MPH road. A vigilant driver, going 30MPH, should have been able to see the family and stop - and the stopped car in the left lane should have added to their caution, even if there was a chance it was waiting to turn.

But we want the right to drive at 40MPH, without being vigilant, on roads like that, so we blame the people crossing in the crosswalk instead.

Then when people cross OUTSIDE crosswalks, we say "safety problems are caused by jaywalkers" and wonder why people cross where there is no crosswalk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

People are talking about keeping children safe while you are asking Maryland to enforce traffic laws. Are you insane?

DP. We are asking Maryland to enforce traffic laws for the purpose of keeping children (and non-children) safe. That's what the traffic laws are there for - to keep people safe. Drivers stopping at crosswalks keeps people safe. Drivers stopping when there is a car stopped at a crosswalk keeps people safe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That family should have waited for all the cars on that road to stop.
Yes, the driver in the SUV was clearly wrong, but we live in an imperfect world and all the legal right in the world won't make up for your kid dying in an accident.
Also, I heard a car honking, so thankfully, at least one stopped driver was able to intervene and alert the moving SUV to slow down.

This 1000%. The mom should have NEVER let her small child bike across unaccompanied on that busy road. Or the dad should have waited and walked altogether with his kids. I don't fault the SUV. I understand that people will disagree but I do not think it's the SUV responsibility to necessarily slow down if the car to the left is stopped. That car could be making a left or asleep at the wheel. It is, however, the responsibility of the parents to make sure the kids are safe at a crossing that does not have a stop light or very visible signage that someone is crossing.

Are you kidding me? It was ILLEGAL for that SUV to pass the car stopped at the crosswalk. In Maryland, that is a driving offense. It's also Illegal for them to go into the crosswalk while it's occupied. There's probably enough violations in that video alone for the drive of the SUV to lose their license.

People are talking about keeping children safe while you are asking Maryland to enforce traffic laws. Are you insane?

Not the PP you are responding to, but I agree and am quite sane. Maybe you need to wrap your kids in armor and transport them in SUVs to keep them safe, but if safety requires this kind of thing, we should spend more time making streets safe than shaming parents. Just as we should spend time fighting rape culture, not blame women for going to parties, etc.

But this being DCUM, parenting shaming is going to appeal to many people rather than advocating social change

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

There is a yellow sign a few feet back indicating the presence of pedestrians. This is a 30MPH road. A vigilant driver, going 30MPH, should have been able to see the family and stop - and the stopped car in the left lane should have added to their caution, even if there was a chance it was waiting to turn.

But we want the right to drive at 40MPH, without being vigilant, on roads like that, so we blame the people crossing in the crosswalk instead.

Then when people cross OUTSIDE crosswalks, we say "safety problems are caused by jaywalkers" and wonder why people cross where there is no crosswalk.

Well, duh! If people don't want to get hit crossing the road, then they shouldn't cross the road! They should get into a car and drive, like normal people!

Or so I infer, from some of the comments.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That family should have waited for all the cars on that road to stop.
Yes, the driver in the SUV was clearly wrong, but we live in an imperfect world and all the legal right in the world won't make up for your kid dying in an accident.
Also, I heard a car honking, so thankfully, at least one stopped driver was able to intervene and alert the moving SUV to slow down.

This 1000%. The mom should have NEVER let her small child bike across unaccompanied on that busy road. Or the dad should have waited and walked altogether with his kids. I don't fault the SUV. I understand that people will disagree but I do not think it's the SUV responsibility to necessarily slow down if the car to the left is stopped. That car could be making a left or asleep at the wheel. It is, however, the responsibility of the parents to make sure the kids are safe at a crossing that does not have a stop light or very visible signage that someone is crossing.

Are you kidding me? It was ILLEGAL for that SUV to pass the car stopped at the crosswalk. In Maryland, that is a driving offense. It's also Illegal for them to go into the crosswalk while it's occupied. There's probably enough violations in that video alone for the drive of the SUV to lose their license.

People are talking about keeping children safe while you are asking Maryland to enforce traffic laws. Are you insane?

Not the PP you are responding to, but I agree and am quite sane. Maybe you need to wrap your kids in armor and transport them in SUVs to keep them safe, but if safety requires this kind of thing, we should spend more time making streets safe than shaming parents. Just as we should spend time fighting rape culture, not blame women for going to parties, etc.

But this being DCUM, parenting shaming is going to appeal to many people rather than advocating social change

OMG. did you just compare basic safe biking principals to rape culture? Seriously? What's wrong with you?

WALK YOUR KID ACROSS BUSY INTERSECTIONS. Yes, the SUV was wrong; but the parents were also wrong.