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andrewned,Oct 11 2007, 08:21 AM Wrote:Hey hey, nobody told you that it's fine to speed in residential, mr angry parent!
But we talk about safety here also. And most of the times I hear children mentioned as the primary concern.[right][snapback]250667[/snapback][/right]

Children should be a primary concern. Do you think otherwise? You're the Mr. Genius who proposes charging parents for kids being on the street. To me, that's deflecting the issue. The title of the thread is about "The New Traffic Law" not "suggestions to parents from people that don't have any".

A child doesn't go on the road to hold a street dance. You usually don't get kids running around on a highway. Generally, they go on the road for the same reasons that adults do. To (a ) cross the road or to (b ) retrieve something. Unfortunately, they have the disadvantage of not having the height to see over cars and be seen, and the experience to know better. There are a few instances where kids will play street hockey. But not on a busy through street where this type of speeding is being targeted.

You can teach your children until you're blue in the face, and all it takes is one mistake to get you killed. Trust me, I'm one of the strictest parents you know, and according to most of my neighbours my kids are the best behaved kids they know. My kids cross at traffic lights where there are lights. A person doing 80 in a 50 zone is less likely to stop at the light they're crossing at. There is a reason why there is a 50kph limit in city limits. For everyone's safety including kids. It's not just kids running out from between parked cars. It's to protect people, including kids, that are obeying the law.

The problem is, people don't give a s*** and go whatever speed they want. I live on a residential street where I see it. It's not anyone that actually lives on the street. It's usually some idiot contractor rushing to his next job. People use the main street near mine to get around a busy corner. Two months ago police clocked a guy doing 96 in my area. Every time they set up a speedtrap they nail at least a dozen speeders.

So if you want to know why I'm "mr angry parent" when this is brought up, now you know.