This happens often unfortunately.
Heres an incident in April in Copperwood.
http://calgaryherald.com/news/traffi...heast-driveway
http://www.kidsandcars.org/back-overs.html
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Every year, thousands of children are killed or seriously injured because a driver backing up didn't see them. A backover incident typically takes place when a car is backing out of a driveway or parking space.
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In the U.S. at least fifty children are being backed over by vehicles EVERY week. Forty-eight (48) are treated in hospital emergency rooms and at least two (2) children are fatally injured every WEEK.
• The predominant age of victims is one year old.
• Over 60% of backing up incidents involved a larger size vehicle. (truck, van, SUV)
• Tragically, in over 70% of these incidents, a parent or close relative is behind the wheel.
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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
Horrific. This happens all the time too. I had a little guy roll behind me on a scooter as I was backing out a few minutes ago and immediately asked myself, do I look behind me enough when I back out of the driveway?
Big fear of mine as well. When I first started driving I had nightmares about running over kids.
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