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[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]

I'm sorry this happened.

I frequently drill my kids that can and trucks and buses and high SUVs have huge blind spots, and you can't be directly in front or behind. But I don't have confidence that they truly get it.

The driving around Bethune is pretty bad. Drop off and pickup at that intersection and surrounding blocks are full of distracted drivers.

And in general, people tear down 14th Street. They might show down at crosswalks, but almost never fully stop and when they do it's almost always in front of the stop line. I'm heartbroken for that family who lost their child.[/quote]

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