To let DS run ahead?

[Holymisquito]

DD is 4 and very sensible - she has been reliable about stopping at kerbs etc since she was just 3. She is very small for her age. Today she asked if she could press the button on the crossing and ran ahead to do this. As she got close both drivers coming through the crossing stopped even though they had a green light - obviously careful drivers - but it got me to thinking should I let DD do this?

If I had any concerns about her stopping and waiting I would not be letting her off by herself, but am I being too laid back? Would this worry you if you saw a small child running towards a road?

I was driving down the road recently and watched a small child run ahead of their parents. The child stepped out into the road (to go around someone on the pavement) and was hit by a car. Luckily the child wasn't badly hurt. I expect the parents told themselves the child knew not to cross the road without them. It's the driver I feel sorry for.

Would you worry if you saw a small child running towards a road?

??????? Are you actually stupid?

You may think you have a perfect well behaved child who is apparently 'reliable' she's 4 but in reality you have a toddler running in the direction of a road and you're too busy dordling behind her to stop an accident.

Not ever driver will be able to see a small child and stop in time, and your daughter has no road sense so there is nothing stopping her crossing the road if she doesn't realise the cars are still coming. How many seconds away will you be from grabbing her to safely if this happens? Not nearly enough!

Would this worry you if you saw a small child running towards a road?

Is this question for real 😕

Definetly not, could cause accident for so many reasons.

But also children should not be running up to the kerb, a simple accidental trip and they are under a car.

Yes I'd brake if I saw this which could potentially lead to an accident

I think ‘poor parenting’ is harsh.
You know your child will stop, but the drivers won’t and it’s instinct to emergency brake if you see a child running towards the road.

Id stop if I saw a young child running towards the road. Id assume they probably wouldnt stop. What youre allowing her to do is just an accident waiting to happen

Thing is, even at older they can forget. Dd1 was very careful, very responsible, always checked and stopped etc. One day when I was wrestling dd2 into her buggy when she was about 5yo she ran straight into the road because she saw her teacher on the other side and wanted to say hello.
Fortunately for her, it was into the path of a police car, going not very fast. Chap got out and talked to her very seriously about roads and being careful

She never ran into the road before or after, but it just goes to show that they can forget, however sensible they are.

Dd2 otoh found sitting down in the middle of the road when crossing was an excellent attention getter.