Let me take you to the scene..I remember.
(I am sitting in the passenger's side with a friend driving and we see an old dirty ball in the road)
Friend: "Every time I see a ball rolling in the road or a ball in the road, I stop or drive like a mile an hour."
Me: "What? If I did that I would be stopping constantly on my street. I agree that you need to slow down and be more cautious, but not stop completely."
Friend: "True story, every time a ball rolls out onto the street, a child WILL chase it."
Me: "Ah, I don't think so. Give kids credit, they KNOW better than to follow a ball in the street. Haven't your parents taught YOU not to go in the road after things? HUH? Smart one?"
Friend: "Yes, but it's like an instant reflex for them."
Me: "I don't think so."
Friend: "Seriously, common sense isn't that common."
Me: "I just don't think, with parents watching and possibly playing with their children, kids would blindly run into the road....but, I'll take it under advisement."
*Yesterday I was driving and about 50 feet ahead of me I see a baseball roll into the road with a child immediately running behind it. No thought, just running. Not looking side to side, just running blindly into the road.
Luckily I already had braked by then. I looked to my right and saw a parent trailing behind and yelling at the boy and shaking a finger in the child's face. I was glad I listened to reason!
Best advice ever!
