Anonymous wrote:We have a speed bump on our residential urban street, and I feel a smug satisfaction when a driver that speeds gets his undercarriage scraped by going too fast.

We have two on our block which is essentially a cul-de-sac, only one way in and out unless you cut across an alley. Today I saw some idiot speed through and bang his undercarriage twice not slowing down at all

Anonymous wrote:This is an old thread, people.

There have been quite a few old threads revived lately, for no apparent reason.

PP suggested carrying a baseball bat or golf club -- it really works.

I swing a long stick (picked up off the ground) beside me anytime I'm walking along a busy road with no sidewalks. Cars go out of their way to avoid me, when they don't give an inch for bicyclists.

Anonymous wrote:OP, FWIW I don't think I would email someone who does not know me. I have seen people do this and they come across as well....whackos. The recipient ends up wondering where you could have gotten their info.; or even if they fully realize how you got their info., WHY you took the liberty to use it. In other words, they may think that you feel somehow entitled, spoiled, whatever, in spite of the nature of their offense. Two wrongs don't make a right. Just my opinion.

Really? How odd. I find e-mail much less intrusive than calling or worse, showing up at someone's house. It gives the receiver a chance to read it and think about it at their leisure before being put on the spot to respond. In my experience, such e-mails usually go something like, "I got your e-mail address from X, and I am e-mailing you to discuss Y." Why wouldn't the sender want the receiver to know "WHY" they "took the liberty" of using the e-mail address--isn't that why they wrote the e-mail? Maybe I'm missing something? I don't think your feelings are the norm, PP.

We had this problem in our neighborhood. The daughter of a family a few doors down from us used to speed in our cul de sac all the time. We tried to talk to her, reminding her of the speed limit, but to no avail. She kept speeding. There are lots of kids in the neighborhood who play ball, ride their bikes etc. and it is completely out of line to drive more than 10 mph (even that is probably too fast). We ended up calling the police who paid a visit to their home and explained to the parents that this is a rule that needs to be enforced. If she ended up hitting a child, she could face deportation back to Korea. Issue solved. She never sped again.

OP here - I can't believe this thread has resurfaced. Thanks for those of you who were empathetic and offered practical suggestions. PP, so sorry to hear about your daughter - how scary that must have been. This experience was a wake up call for us. As a family, we're much more cautious when out walking. But...I am not apologizing for letting my 9 yo walk 50 feet ahead of me - she was on the grass, not in the middle of the road. God help us if we can't allow our kids the freedom to do that. I never received a response to my email to the driver, but I'm glad I sent it. I also asked the HOA to put a reminder in the newsletter.

Ok, back to 2012 topics...

That happened to my daughter many years ago, she ended in the hospital with a broken leg, scary and horrible. Glad everything is fine with your child.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, next time don't let your child get so far from you. You need to be a little more vigilant and not expect everyone else to do your job for you. That's your child and no one else will be as devastated as you if something were to happen.

Her child was 9 years old and on the grass.

I feel sorry for your child if you think that 50 feet is too far to be separated from a nine year old.

No need to feel sorry for her -- she's happy and healthy and doing fine. Apparently 50 feet was too far for the OP because she clearly couldn't handle the situation.

Really? Can we say helicopter parent? 50 feet is not far. How is she suppose to handle someone else who is in a CAR? Nevermind. I am sure you will have a "rational" solution to that as well. Well, rational to you.

I love when people bump up old threads screaming like they were just posted...



It's like yelling back at someone who is not there anymore...

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Anonymous wrote:OP, next time don't let your child get so far from you. You need to be a little more vigilant and not expect everyone else to do your job for you. That's your child and no one else will be as devastated as you if something were to happen.

Her child was 9 years old and on the grass.

I feel sorry for your child if you think that 50 feet is too far to be separated from a nine year old.

No need to feel sorry for her -- she's happy and healthy and doing fine. Apparently 50 feet was too far for the OP because she clearly couldn't handle the situation.

Really? Can we say helicopter parent? 50 feet is not far. How is she suppose to handle someone else who is in a CAR? Nevermind. I am sure you will have a "rational" solution to that as well. Well, rational to you.

What on earth made you bump up a year old thread on this topic PP??