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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The car passed a stopped car at a marked pedestrian crossing.

CRV driver at fault.

If that girl died I am betting vehicular manslaughter[/quote]
True. 
Also true: the parents here could have avoided the near miss entirely by exercising prudent cautioun (though not required by law and as would have been done by at least 90% DCUMers, if this thread is any measure). 
It’s your choice. For me, I’d rather take the extra time so my family gets home safely. [/quote]

It still would have been a near miss.  That SUV was speeding past the stopped car and into the crosswalk.  The adult would have been a few feet farther into the crosswalk is all.  [/quote]

Yes, but much less risky. The mom would have had hands on the kid and likely stopped before the SUV even entered the crosswalk.  [/quote]

Yes, the mom would be standing in front of the stopped car with a death grip on her kid's wrist, peeking around to see the other car failing to yield. I know that outcome because I'm that mom so many times, and I still can't understand how you see a crosswalk, see pedestrian activity, see a stopped car with no turn, and the driver chooses not to slow down to see what might be coming up ahead.[/quote]

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