MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
[QUOTE 3104936, member: 45"]At risk of repeating myself, we were discussing children and roads. Before the post I replied to asking your age you said that lollipopers would cross you over when you were young. They're few and far between these days, despite you claiming otherwise. You said you've never been run over as you were taught road safety at a very early age. In the context of the discussion -children crossing roads- the environment is very different today to when you were young.
The whole, and completely relevant, point is that the danger that road vehicles bring today is very different and much greater than when you or I were young. So, if we are to share responsibility as you have suggested, that requires that pedestrians have to increase their share of responsibility through no fault of their own. We have to do more to protect ourselves these days, when it's the road vehicles that have increased the risk. That's not shared responsibility, that's not right, and that's why I asked how old you were.[/QUOTE]
I know they still have lollipop-persons at my old junior school because i ride past them... they also have two of them at the junior school down the road from where i currently live... and the one near my parent's house. As far as i can tell oop'north... they're not the thing of the past like white dog poo, deely-boppers and spangles.
In light of the fact that you too seem to think that one should not take some responsibility for their own safety (i.e. to share the responsibility)....What road sense advice would you give to kids these days?
PS... you don't have to reply, you won't be the first to avoid that question.
The whole, and completely relevant, point is that the danger that road vehicles bring today is very different and much greater than when you or I were young. So, if we are to share responsibility as you have suggested, that requires that pedestrians have to increase their share of responsibility through no fault of their own. We have to do more to protect ourselves these days, when it's the road vehicles that have increased the risk. That's not shared responsibility, that's not right, and that's why I asked how old you were.[/QUOTE]
I know they still have lollipop-persons at my old junior school because i ride past them... they also have two of them at the junior school down the road from where i currently live... and the one near my parent's house. As far as i can tell oop'north... they're not the thing of the past like white dog poo, deely-boppers and spangles.
In light of the fact that you too seem to think that one should not take some responsibility for their own safety (i.e. to share the responsibility)....What road sense advice would you give to kids these days?
PS... you don't have to reply, you won't be the first to avoid that question.