Quote Originally Posted by Eden
What they don't seem to get is they are doing something dangerous My husband and I encountered one of these people just two days ago. They stopped and waved us on into the path of traffic coming the other direction. They get so fixated on the bikes that they forget we have to deal with all of the other traffic that is not their particular car.
Sadly, a 7 year old pedestrian in my little town was killed this way. A well meaning motorist saw her waiting to cross the street to the park, stopped and waved her across. Cassie was struck by a van which had the right-of-way and had stopped at the stop sign, but unfortunately didn't see her. This vehicle was carrying an out-of-town elementary school jumprope troupe who had just performed at Cassie's school earlier in the day. Awareness of all the elements around you and eye contact are essential (I'm working on that one ). You can't assume anything.