School boy killed outside school gate

[phtthp]

so sad ... a great pain & loss! parents must be very grieved.


beginnning of a new year such a tragedy befall this family.
so sad. poor child.

all motorists should slow down esp. when approaching school entrance.
the driver guilt stricken forever, bec a child died in his hands.

[vicki]

Wau lau! The link u gave is for subscribers! So how do I read the full story if I don’t subscribe??


Don’t get me wrong. I thk the driver shd be held accountable. He shd have looked out for pple crossing the road.

But my point is, why blame the school? So wat happens if the boy is crossing the road outside their hse? Who do u blame??

N the mother is a hsewife (per yesterday new paper) so if they are really worried abt safety, they will work somethg out to fit in the ‘fetching’ of kids to n from.

So who is slamming who?

[tankee]

speeding car :stompfeet:


no speed humps on road? :?

[hquek]

From Sunday times. Apparently there is no speed humps, only sign it is a school zone is the red colour on the road.


Good reminder for me as a driver, and also lesson for my kids not to be complacent even if lights are in their favour.

That said, my heart goes out to the parents.

[Sky71]

Condolences to the family… can’t even start to imagine the pain the families are experiencing now.

[2ppaamm]

The truth is, there are many children killed on the roads. Many are run down by their own parents in other countries (with landed properties), and no matter how careful, accidents can happen. The best is to pray hard that such disasters do not befall our families.


Other than that, as road users, we will have to be a bit more kiasu. I still personally bring my kids to cross the road at 11-12 years old, and even right into their late teens if need be. Not because I doubt their capabilities, but I am worried about other road users. While I cannot control others, I can at least make sure I have done my part.

As a driver, it is hard to be always on guard when driving. There are times I was shocked by myself when I thought I ought to be more careful. I remember knocking down a cyclist when he cycled cross a road because I was driving downslope and couldn't control the speed. Thank God I missed him by 5 inches, and got his wheels, he would otherwise be dead. I also nearly knocked down a teenager years ago when it was raining heavily and I could not see him clearly. All these leave me very afraid to drive fast and make me really careful when using the road and take no chances.

A 9 year-old is still too young to understand the dangers of the road, so I feel that the parent should really be around. Not sure if there were speed bumps, and now is the wake up call to check all schools. There are always busy parents and careless drivers. Any young life is too precious to lose and nothing should be spared to prevent further unnecessary loss.

Condolences to the family.

[verykiasu2010]

vicki:

Wau lau! The link u gave is for subscribers! So how do I read the full story if I don't subscribe??


Don't get me wrong. I thk the driver shd be held accountable. He shd have looked out for pple crossing the road.

But my point is, why blame the school? So wat happens if the boy is crossing the road outside their hse? Who do u blame??

N the mother is a hsewife (per yesterday new paper) so if they are really worried abt safety, they will work somethg out to fit in the 'fetching' of kids to n from.

So who is slamming who?

wau lau, just read what is copied and pasted in the post lah. couldn't you read that the green man was flashing ? or may be you did not even read lah ..... tsk tsk

did not read and start slamming parents....tsk tsk tsk

the link is just for citation purpose, source of info

[tankee]

Mod's Note


Dear All,

Cool down. Please focus the discussion on the issue and not at each other.

[merlionkid]

Some principal’s mentality is that safety measures in school can be controlled but out of school may not be controllable.


There were some kids loitering around the car parks near to the school playing ball at the car park entrance and dashing on the roads of the car park. i called the school and informed them and followed up with an email.
a teacher was sent to the scene but the kids ran off when they saw the teacher and no one was caught. the VP replies my email and tiold me that rje kids need to de-stress after exam and this may be what they do to de-stress.

Playing and dashing across roads at car parks is dangerous. Fortunately no one was knocked by. But I guess the VP was right, i need to give them space to de-stress. i need to mind my own business.

[raysusan]

Flew off 20m?

What kind of speed was he on ?
Who ever the driver is really …