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Old 10-15-2007, 11:53 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan View Post
No offense, but I would have been yelling at you, not the mother. I try to be aware of cars in parking lots when I have the stroller, but as the person backing up, you're responsible for being sure no-one is behind you. What if it had been a person--or another car? I agree that parents shouldn't jaywalk with strollers, but to expect them to walk around parking lots backwards because people don't check behind them well enough is a little unreasonable.
That doesn't excuse the woman from putting her child in the path of a moving car.

It's not unreasonable to expect the woman to understand that walking behind parked cars with a stroller is risky. The stroller isn't visible, and seeing people walking along the row can be tricky due to blind spots. You could be the most careful person on the planet and still miss someone walking behind your car. Responsibility exists on both sides.
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