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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a very careful driver, but the one time I almost hit a child was while driving a van. It is up very high and children can actually be well below the dashboard. In my case, a child ran around the back of their parked car while the mother was getting a sibling out of the other side. I slammed on the brakes instantly. The child fell, but I hadn’t hit him. He was just startled. He was crying and I was crying. The mom was very shaken, too, but emphasized it wasn’t my fault. It was a long time before I felt comfortable restarting the van and leaving the scene. [/quote]

Then maybe ordinary consumer use of vans and other vehicles that put drivers high above the street should probably be illegal.

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Not the PP, but I have a vivid memory of my next door neighbor running out into the street from between 2 cars. He was tiny, and there was a van driving down the street and the single reason my neighbor didn't get killed is because my dad screamed, "STOP STOP" and the van slammed on the breaks. Their window was open and they heard my dad. They didn't see the kid, but they stopped JUST in time. They got out and it took a long time for them to leave. My neighbor was completely fine - he was 4ish and didn't understand what happened. The adults were all terrified and shaken.[/quote]

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