Newamush | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:19 am  The only other thing I can think of to do with size would be that they can't be seen over the hood of the car. I don't know why I keep thinking, also, about cats that sleep in car engines. Don't know where to go with that thought tho. Also, are the children getting hurt stationary or moving? |
Newamush | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:22 am  Actually as a yes or no question: Are the children not moving when hit? |
Elitist | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:22 am  I know there was a study done with SUVs and other cars that showed for one children were more prone to fatalities than adults, and the other it was vice versa, but I don't think that relates here. Are we talking about accidents or fatalities Hostess? |
Newamush | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:23 am  Another thought: Are children wearing walkmans or using Gameboys: |
Guruchaz | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:25 am  Is it because a child's sense of focus on multiple situations isn't fully developed yet? The scariest incident that ever happened to me was when I was driving down a local street and a boy shot out of a side street on a bike in front of me. He looked so focused on what he was doing but wasn't focused on me until he saw me and just stopped in the middle of the road. I swerved to the right and went between him and the curb to avoid hitting him. I must say it scared him bad enough to quickly ride back the way he came (to his house I suppose) in a panic. I was just relieved I didn't hit him. Anyway... |
Merlin | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:26 am  An expert on road accidents has put forward an ingenious theory to account for this. Does this imply that this expert's theory is reasonable? Is the theory accepted by other experts in road accidents? Does the expert of road accidents live in Canada? |
Azriel | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:26 am  Are these children inside the car? Does it have to do with seatbelts and how they fit small children? |
Elitist | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:28 am  Or is it that the driver first perceives the child as further away since he assumes it is an adult, thus not reacting correctly and causing an accident? |
Guruchaz | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:31 am  That sounds more accurate to me. |
Azriel | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:38 am  DOH! It says pedestrians in the question. Nevermind  |
Azriel | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:40 am  Or is it because children don't react as adults would? A child is more likely to freeze when faced with danger. A child is more likely to move in the wrong direction as you try to swerve to miss them. |
Azriel | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:41 am  But that has nothing to do with their height hmmm... |
Newamush | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:41 am  Good point, AZ. Deer in the headlights syndrome |
Ocean_Islands | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:42 am  'An expert on road accidents has put forth an ingenious theory.' Are we supposed to guess what this ingenuous expert spent his lifetime theorizing about? Good luck kids! |
Hostess2 | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:43 am  Elitist - "Are we talking about accidents or fatalities Hostess?" Either Newamush - "Are children wearing walkmans or using Gameboys" Irrelevant Guruchaz - "Is it because a child's sense of focus on multiple occurrances isn't fully developed yet?" No Merlin "Does this imply that this expert's theory is reasonable?" It is an ingenious theory "Is the theory accepted by other experts in road accidents?" Yes "Does the expert of road accidents live in Canada?" Irrelevant Azriel "Are these children inside the car?" No "Does it have to do with seatbelts..?" No |
Newamush | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:44 am  Good point, Ocean. Can we assume this theory hasn't been proven? |
Juju2bigdog | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:44 am  More people are driving suV's these days. the angle of vision from the vantage point of the drivers seat of an suv does not allow the driver to see a person of short stature as easily as one could from an automobile, formerly the most popular car.
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Newamush | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:46 am  Hostess, what about one of my many other inquires: Are the children not moving while hit? Are the children being hit at all? |
Juju2bigdog | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:47 am  good point, New. Are they being hit? |
Hostess2 | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:47 am  Elitist - "Or is it that the driver first perceives the child as further away since he assumes it is an adult, thus not reacting correctly and causing an accident?" YES! Good job Elitist. ANSWER: Experts believe that people think the kids are adults and further away than they really are. |
Newamush | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:48 am  I remember as a kid we used to "skitch" on the back of cars in the snow. Are the children being hurt hanging on to the bumpers of cars? |
Newamush | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:49 am  Congratulations Elitist. |
Juju2bigdog | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:49 am  excellent job, elitist. congrats. |
Juju2bigdog | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:50 am  shouldn't you guys be watching football or something? I was going to come on here and catch up while nothing was going on. Oh, just heard the score. 41-0. Never mind. |
Azriel | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:52 am  Good job Elite |
Merlin | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 11:56 am  good job elitist I guess since it was an ingenious theory I was handicapped from the beginning. Never thought about drivers not having depth perception. |
Elitist | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 12:29 pm  Thanks guys - so what did I win? |
Guruchaz | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 01:14 pm  Skitchin'. It's bitchin', all the way to the hospital. |
Cammie | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 01:28 pm  Congrats Elite! |
Juju2bigdog | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 02:35 pm  elitist, you possibly won a small bronze donkey.
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Juju2bigdog | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 02:36 pm  And, it just goes to show you: It really is all optics.
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Cammie | Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 02:55 pm  ROFL @ Juju Oh sure, Juju. It's easy to blame optics. |
Misslibra | Monday, January 15, 2001 - 04:42 am  Or could it possibly be that the driver first perceives the child as further away since he assumes it is an adult, and not reacting correctly and causing an accident? You all wont believe this, but that was going to be my answer. I still get credit for it right ?  |
Elitist | Monday, January 15, 2001 - 05:13 am  Way too much wine last night MissL. |