Originally Posted by
Korina
Nope. She needs to learn how to be independent and not depend on her parents for everything. She was very lucky, and I hope she learns from this.
Pretty much except it's kinda weird the cyclist wasn't able to avoid this dopey collision. It doesn't seem likely that this was the "closest call" they ever experienced (and it wasn't close at all).
https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2...e-netherlands/
Originally Posted by
Korina
ETA: The kid was working with the facilities she'd been given, which begs the question; why is that path there and why isn't there a crosswalk or some kind of marking to indicate kids may come through?
There's nothing that indicates the gap through the trees was her only option. People take shortcuts (that aren't necessarily the safest option) all the time. It doesn't appear to be an intentional access (which is why there isn't a "crosswalk").
There appear to have been
two completely-feasible opportunities to avoid this dopey collision.