How not to meet girls

[alans1100]

Yesterday I rode down to the supermarket as I usually do and nearly met a young girl of about eight and her mum.

So, we have mum and pusher and a seated child crossing the road. Mum was also talking to a friend who was on the footpath from the direction mum had come from. Mum was also not looking at her intended direction of travel and did in fact walk backwards so as to look at her friend.

The friend had three or four kids with her as well and it could inferred that neither Mum or friend weren't taking much notice of the kids. One of the kids ran out to the centre of the road and I gather it was Mum's daughter from the verbal telling off she got for running across the road in front of me.

There was no problem in coming to a near stop as I aimed to go behind her when I saw her run out. Mum held daughter close as I rolled past at 10 kph. I have no issue with the daughter (lack of education) but her mother was setting a bad example in how she herself was crossing the road.

[Brock]

And its even worse at 1500 near schools. Mums n kids every where, and Toorac tractors pulling into the road with out thinking/looking

[Biggles]

And its even worse at 1500 near schools. Mums n kids every where, and Toorac tractors pulling into the road with out thinking/looking

Thinking!  Looking!!  They're in a Deep And Meaningful training their daughter in the art of gossip. 
"So what was Ms Teacher wearing today?"

Besides- Toorak Tractors are big so you can see and avoid them.  That's the whole point.

[alans1100]

Toorac tractors pulling into the road with out thinking/looking

We don't have to many of them to worry about here. Most of the kids here still walk to/from school by themselves or get the school bus in from out of town. Some mums walk down to the school with the kids at least up this end of town.

Boys tend to be worse around here as they tend to show off to their friends. Mainly the skateboard/bicycle riders though.