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Originally Posted by ken0042
As much as I don't want to deflect blame from the driver, on Global the other night they said that the kid darted out from behind a parked car. Just saying that so many times we say "Oh that driver/car thief! Bad person!" When in fact this could be turned into a lesson for those who have kids to always teach them respect for cars on the road; especially if you live on a busy residential street.
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I agree that it is not always the driver fault and kids need to be wary of cars. But from the article,
Their daughter Kauther was crossing the street when a driver speeding up to 70 km/h through a playground zone struck the child.
Chances are the speed limit on the non-playground zone road was 50 km/h or 60 km/h. This is a little excessive for the road to say the least. The whole idea of a playground zone is for drives to watch out for children crossing the street and darting in and out of traffic. I do see your point, but in this case I would the majority of the blame on the driver. But if this does serve as a wake up call for parents to remind their children of the dangers of the road then I guess that is good. Unfortunate that someone, especially a child, had to get hurt in the process.
I hope the driver doesn't get a license for a long long time.