Not the first time this has happened either, here’s another similar case in Atlanta: https://abcnews.go.com/US/mother-boy-killed-hit-run-driver-probation-community/story?id=14158040
Not the first time this has happened either, here’s another similar case in Atlanta: https://abcnews.go.com/US/mother-boy-killed-hit-run-driver-probation-community/story?id=14158040
Incorrect.
Being old enough to walk home alone is not equivalent to being old enough to escort a younger sibling on top of that.
That’s literally additional responsibility.
You are effectively going:
“If 4 is greater than 3, and 4 is greater than 2, then surely 4 is greater than 3 + 2 as well!”
You are stacking multiple simultaneously responsibilities together.
A 10 year old as just barely maybe responsible enough to walk alone, and even then I would caveat that that’s based off them walking home alone in a safe environment
There’s a huge difference between a 10 year old walking home alone on a quiet street vs busy road.
But even setting that aside…
And then if you think a 10 year old is old enough to watch over a younger sibling, barely…
Both responsibilities at the same time are now more than that
Responsibilities compound, this isn’t complicated.
I would say 12~13 bare minimum to simultaneously watch over a 7 year old, alone, while also being in a higher danger area (like a 4 lane busy road)
For a safer scenario, like a quiet street or at the park, I’d say 11 to 12
For a very safe scenario, like watching them at home or in your own yard, then yes, 10 is fine.
You can’t just take each variable individually and say it’s fine, and then assert the same is true when you compound them all together.
God, I really hope you don’t have kids if you seriously think it’s cool to let a unsupervised 10 year old watch a 7 year old near a busy road, that’s exceptionally negligent, lol
Cite a source, please.
What do you base that on?
But for clarity, this was two lanes, a large grass island, and another two lanes with cars going in one direction. They would have only been crossing two lanes, as do other pedestrians in that area. And a motorist seeing two kids about to cross should be able to assess the situation and slow down.
But the point is being missed: kids are being killed by drivers in “safe zones” like school areas, adults killed waiting inside bus shelters, adult pedestrians killed with the right of way at intersections, etc.
The problem are the cars, not the age of the kids.
We can’t keep prioritizing cars, leaving no room for pedestrians and kids to move freely, then blame the victims.
Even in areas where adults are walking their kids through a crosswalk, cars are killing them all.
Age doesn’t matter if the problem affects everyone from 7 to 70 year olds.
LOL. My kids are in their twenties, and when they were that age, it was completely normal for their friends to walk over to our place, or for them to walk to their friend’s place. Or them going to the park with their younger siblings or to play outside.
I have two elementary schools nearby, and it’s totally normal to see young kids walking to school on their own.
And when I was a kid, this was also normal.
And all over the world, this is normal.
What’s not normal is the shift of responsibility from drivers to victims. And this is coming far too common, and needs to be called out at every chance.