Good point. Sidewalks have always been needed here which would give pedestrians somewhere else to walk beside in the street.

However, I suspect the number of children struck by speeding cars after 9 pm, in the pitch black, walking on the street is statistically very low.

If drivers (in this case) were obeying the law, then the lives of the children would not be placed in jeopardy through the drivers actions (speeding). We would not have other lives placed in peril with drunk drivers, drivers running stop signs and lights, weaving in and out of traffic and cutting other drivers off, or any of the other long list of irresponsible actions taken by some drivers because they determined that particular law did not apply to them.

Laws were created in order for citizens to live together in safety and order. Respect for the former creates the conditions for the latter.

However, buses don’t come through our neighborhood as we are too close to the school. All of our children walk. So when you drive through at 50mph, it creates quite the situation.

I understand what David is saying about the law, and I agree. But for me, the law isn’t the thing that is most important here. You are taking the lives of children into your hands. Could you imagine going to sleep at night? Seriously? To save 2 minutes?