3yr old boy was knocked down outside school this morning. He was on the pavement holding his mother's hand. Car reversed, mounted the pavement and hit him. It ran over his legs . When I got there the ambulance had just arrived.
The school is Victorian and the main entrance is in a cul-de-sac with very limited parking. But many of the parents still park there - on double yellows and chevrons. It's a complete nightmare in the mornings with cars going everwhere, blocking up the roads. I have to drive as I am on my way to work but I park several streets away where there is always space.
The school has written many times about this in the newsletter. The police have handed letters out to the parents via school. We have a WOW (Walk on Wednesdays scheme) to encourage children to walk at least once a week. The fact that so many do shows that most of them could walk every day.
AIBU to beleive that this poor little chap's accident won't stop this happening. Because too many people are too lazy and self-centred