mtdew999 wrote: It's regrettable that the child was hit, but then again, I don't understand why a five year old is running around in the roads unsupervised. The parents are as much to blame.
I thin of campgrounds as a "Safe Place" where I don't expect my kids to have to deal with fast moving traffic of any size. I expect that people that are driving around are moving at a DEAD SLOW pace, there is no reason to drive any faster than idle.
When I camp my kids aged 5-14 run to the park to play on the equiptment etc. They have a right to enjoy themselves and not be tied to me. They need to grow socially and in this enviroment (Campground) one would expect it to be safe? What other options/choices do parents have to give slack and freedom if not in a park...
I'm sure you didn't think of these things before you posted what you did.
I feel for the parents as I'm sure they are blaming themselves as I would. however I do not feel any blame belongs to them.
outdrmike wrote: You are so right the parents should have tied her to a tree and not let her play like a normal little girl.
Shame on them.
Get real and let kids be kids.
This is out of line! You don't have to go to an extreme to be a responsible parent and protect your children. But for those parents who sit around boozing it up with friends, not really knowing where the kids are or what they are doing, think about the fact that this could have been your child.
Take the useless golf carts out of the campground and walk like you are supposed to. Your heart will be better for it. I was at a campground two weeks ago people holding a beer while driving, the other was mixing a drink. Six kids on one golf car with a twelve year old driving. Remove the carts problem solved
Look to the left
Look to the right
Look to the left
Then cross
This has nothing to do with having fun.
THIS is a Common Sense rule all children and adults should follow.
It is true the pedestrian has the right of way on the roads. This should also hold true in campgrounds where almost everyone drives (cars, scooters, bicycles, carts Etc.) to fast.
BUT
Look to the left
Look to the right
Look to the left
Then cross
and No one gets hurt
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outdrmike wrote: You are so right the parents should have tied her to a tree and not let her play like a normal little girl.
Shame on them.
Get real and let kids be kids.
This is out of line! You don't have to go to an extreme to be a responsible parent and protect your children. But for those parents who sit around boozing it up with friends, not really knowing where the kids are or what they are doing, think about the fact that this could have been your child.
Well I guess I am a horrible parent because I quarantee you my kids have ran into a street without looking before. I quarantee every kid has at least once. So unless you are keeping your kid on a leash how do you prevent your kid from being a normal kid.
And to the poster who wants golf carts banned. Amen if you can't go camping without having a cart to get you around maybe you should stay home.
2001tundra wrote: Take the useless golf carts out of the campground and walk like you are supposed to. Your heart will be better for it. I was at a campground two weeks ago people holding a beer while driving, the other was mixing a drink. Six kids on one golf car with a twelve year old driving. Remove the carts problem solved
Remove guns - no one would get shot…
Remove cars - no more car accidents…
How ridiculous do you want to get with your logic…
Drinking and driving don’t mix in any environment…
The risk associated with kids playing in CG’s should no surprise to anyone…
A well supervised kid could easily run what might be 30 feet or less into a road and should always be expected as a possibility when driving a MV drinking or not…
5 year olds are still learning the dangers of the adult world… to make the assumption that because one ran into the road means they were unsupervised is just ludicrous…
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Tragic for sure.Could it have been prevented?Maybe and maybe not.Was drinking while driving the cart the root of the problem?Are was the parents not watching the kids closely?I have 3 grandkids and its really really hard to watch them every minute.You turn your head and within 2 seconds there off into the road,water,or etc.It very well could have been a large truck towing a camper that could have did the same thing.Me personally if it was my grandkid I would be tore all too pieces and blaming myself.Maybe this will catch the attention of folks to slow down some,and to start too teach your kids @ a early stage some safety points.
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Campground I was at 5 weeks ago someone ran over somebody's foot with a golf cart and sent 'em hospital
The management in the CG is considering requiring that anyone driving a gas-buggy have a driver's license.. Of course the problem is some GC's are batery buggies
I'd very much like to see 'em required to be licensed
In fact I would like to see a national law.. This would require that anyone rolling down the highway in the operator's seat have a license EVEN ON A BICYCLE
Now, the bicycle license (for those not yet of legal age to drive) would be issued not by the DMV but the Dept of Education.. You go to school, take the safe cyclist class. and stay in school.. You can ride on the road
You drop out.. they revoke you
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mtdew999 wrote: So it's okay for the 5 year old to be running in the road? I'm pretty sure a sober driver could have hit her too. It would be tragic either way, and yet, preventable if the parents would keep their children out of harms way.
From the OP: "Police said the girl ran in front of the golf cart and the driver couldn’t avoid her. She was transported to hospital with serious head injuries."
Nowhere does it say the driver, drunk or sober, was going too fast. I have no idea what the over the limit blood level is in Ottawa, but in many US states, the blood level test is designed to show usage before a level that affects motor control. That means, you could have one beer, not be physically affected, but fail a blood alcohol test. It's not a valid assumption that it's the drivers fault, given the specific details. It IS a valid assumption that the child wouldn't have been hit if she hadn't run out in the road.
It is normal for kids to run and play in the access roads of a campground.
It is illegal to operate a vehicle while intoxicated.
Yes if the child had not been playing there the drunk would have not been caught and the child would not be hurt. Still my opinion the drunk is 100% at fault. When someone is hurt I always assume the person breaking the law is at fault.
Touchy subject. Everyone with kids wants to blame the golf kart driver even though the police report says it was unavoidable and I agree he should not have been drinking and golf kart use is out of hand. Parents should teach their kids not to play in the streets anywhere but they don't. I've had kids pass my car in a campground and cut back in front of me and almost hit my bumper. Would it have been my fault if they had? Things happen sometimes, thats just the way it is. Ever hit a deer or dog or possum when it ran in the road. Whos fault was that?
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