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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the issue is that some of the overly defensive parents in here know that they are being unsafe by letting their kids bike and scoot on busy roads in cities. You shouldn't do that, it's not safe. It doesn't matter whether the driver is charged with a crime or not, your kid is still dead and is not ever coming back.

By the way, this is exactly why people move to quiet suburbs after they have kids.[/quote]

It still happens in the burbs, What about this wouldn't happen in the burbs? This particular story happened in Brookland, not downtown, Brookland is fairly suburban anyway.[/quote]

People back over children in driveways, even with backup cameras and alarms. They speed through 25 mph streets and roll through stop signs at intersections where kids are playing and riding bikes. I've seen it happen in our neighborhood many times, and neighborhood parents are often the worst offenders. It may be worse here because there's a false sense that children are safer. It only takes a moment of distraction or insufficient attention. [/quote]

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