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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Stop what, exactly? As a parent of 2 young kids, a 5 year old belongs on a bike trail or right next to a parent otherwise.[/quote]

Children have every right to use their streets without getting murdered by careless drivers.[/quote] +1

On a crosswalk.[/quote]

This is what I don't get about this whole incident, as well as the Nina Larsen killing.  Car companies lobbied for years to have complete takeover of the streets and shunt pedestrians to one small area of the road (crosswalk) where they are "allowed" to walk.  And then drivers kill kids IN the crosswalk and there are zero repercussions.  Seriously bananas.  [/quote]

You don't always have the right of way just because you are in the crosswalk. Also, the crosswalk is often not the safest place to cross. It sucks, but car vs pedestrian accidents will always be a fact of life.[/quote]

Right so then pedestrians should be allowed to cross mid block without being ticketed or with the driver being held accountable.  I always cross mid block (jaywalking!  HORRORS!) because I was hit by a driver in a crosswalk and know first hadn't what a bat ou.  I absolutely had the right of way (walk sign).

Not sure what scenarios a pedestrian would not have the right of way in a crosswalk but if there are any (besides actual red light/ don't walk) then we should just do away with crosswalks altogether and give the streets back to the people.  Restrict cars to 5mph and arrest drivers for striking pedestrians.  Make drivers accountable for piloting heavy machinery into people. The great experiment of cars in the city has clearly failed if we are debating if a five year old or a professional driver is the one accountable for the child's death.  [/quote]

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