Elaine1 That must have been particularly poignant ((hugs))
our DD was also very distressed when she heard.
I still shudder when I remember the day a 5 yr old was run over and killed as he dashed across the road outside my DC school. This has at least helped to introduce traffic calming, especially outside schools.
But the more I read on here, the more I think there should be a cut off age across the board.
Ofcourse some people will think this grossly unfair. Maybe at the other end, we should raise the age when you can get a licence.
In NZ, where DS lives, you can apply at age 16 but until 2011 it was legal to drive there at 15 and I can remember seeing what looked like children behind the wheel of an oncoming car. Terrifying.
The reason behind it was that in rural areas and on farms, there was no other mode of transport.
Is it me or am I getting mixed messages