So I dont understand the children playing in the road thing?
Do you actually trust cars?

Not going to name the community but every time im in this "Housing community" Little bitty kids are just freely playing in the streets, and when they see a car coming they dont hurry and move they keep on doing what they do....
Just dont understand...please help me understand this.... 

Same way in WM1!!! I think my husband and I stopped for all these kids in the middle of the road for about a good 3 mintues, not kidding!! I will not allow my children in the street, just like my mama did, Its NOT okay!!! 

THANK YOU same here my mom didnt either, and I will not allow mines either, I freak out when my son run towards the road, I DO NOT TRUST ANY CAR! and yes I had to stop for a whole 3 mins as well yesterday and guess where the parents was at looooking right at them and didnt say NOTHING!! 

But did they have not ONE but TWO signs (The little neon green plastic person) that say: SLOW! Children at play? That's how it is in my 'hood. That sign pisses me the hell off. I'm already doing 10-15 MPH, you want me to go slower so YOUR KID can play in the middle of the street and then yell at drivers for not going 5MPH?

GRR!! 

I grew up playing in the street. Granted, the street I lived on had little traffic. It was a given as soon as you see a car, you get out of the way!
I don't see anything wrong with kids playing in the street if it's a quiet residential neighborhood with little traffic, as long as they are aware that as soon as you see a car, you get off the road to let them pass. If the street is busy, then you don't play there.
And keep in mind, it should be street appropriate activities, like riding your bike, rollerskating, or using the razor scooter. Those activities can't be done on grass, and should be done on a sidewalk if one is available (my street didn't have sidewalks, thus why we played in the street.)
Things like drawing with sidewalk chalk, or playing with dolls, should be done in the driveway, not on the street.

Either way, it depends on the activity, and the kids need to learn to move as soon as they see a car coming. 

yep the one time i did see the two green plastic signs, i thought about running them over....

and Blue I do understand but when your in a neighborhood full of residence thats on the move constantly they shouldn't be in the road, makes no sense. It should be illegal to have kids in the road on or off base. Bike or scooter or whatever should be a h*ll naw, you can ride your bike on the sidewalk or grass, OR JUST GO TO THE FREAKKKING PARRRK????? like duhh. I mean these kids i have been seeing lately look 1 to 3 yrs of age!!! just walking and playing in the road, so they really dont know to move when a car is coming. SO dumb!...again why trust a car or the person driving the car to slow down by your dumb signssss so sttttuuppid. ugh. 

I don't agree with letting little ones run around unsupervised, but honestly it doesn't matter if they are playing in the street or crossing the street they have the right away so drivers do news.to slow down. I don't care what a drivers reason is people need to slow down and learn some manners. If there is a sign in the street (or cones) then just relax and slow down. 2 mins of your time is not going to kill you. It is a drivers responsibility to drive safe not everyone's else's responsibility to get out of your way. 

yes drivers should have manners even on the highway, but wrecks happens. Just saying. 

?!Not everybody else responsibility to get out of your way?!

I thought the road was for drivers.... 

I don't let my daughter play in the street. And if she were in the street for whatever reason, she would have the sense to get out of the way when a car is coming. If the parents don't care enough to teach their children this and the kids just play in the street even though a car is stopped and waiting for them, I would not hesitate to honk at them. These kids should know that, and their parents should enforce that they shouldn't be in the street and if they are, they should move when they see a car. 

I don't let my daughter play in the street. And if she were in the street for whatever reason, she would have the sense to get out of the way when a car is coming. If the parents don't care enough to teach their children this and the kids just play in the street even though a car is stopped and waiting for them, I would not hesitate to honk at them. These kids should know that, and their parents should enforce that they shouldn't be in the street and if they are, they should move when they see a car.

X100,000,000 

It is actually illegal for them to ride on side walks. If a cop feels like it and sees someone riding on the side walk he can issue a ticket. Bikes, scooter and stuff are not made for sidewalks. We live on a culdesac and kids are always playing in the streets. But everyone on the street has kids so they drive very cautiously. You can access anything from our street so there is no reason for people to just be driving thru.

When I was a kid we always played in the street just had the common sense to get out of the way when cars came. We played football, rode our bikes, tag, just about everything in the streets.
The speed limit thru housing is low enough that kids playing in the street shouldnt be a problem but I do agree when it comes to really young kids out by themselves they should not be in the street.
People move to housing tracks just for the sack of children being able to play.
If kids are in the street and Im driving thru and they arent moving I will honk too. Nothing is wrong with that. 

When I grew up we played in the street but not at 4 or 5. Cars come you yell car and run. Here people don't pay attention. Yes you are "supposed" to go 15 but people fly down my street going 40 something. I don't even let my son play in the front just for that reason.. 

People put out those signs because of the people who go well over the speed limit, not for those who actually follow the laws. I don't let my kids play in the street, but kids playing in the street don't bother me. I've never had kids not move out of the way, but if it did happen I would just honk, not sit waiting for 3 minutes. As a PP said technically bikes and such are not allowed on sidewalks. 

I live in a 6 house cul de sac. Every weekend we put orange cones up blocking the entry to the cul de sac and let the kids play for hours. We all come out and chit chat while there are scooters, wiggle riders, chalk and basketball being played. It's nice living in civilization where all the neighbors get along and if I sneeze wrong it doesn't end up being posted online. ;) 

In south Mesa 1, we used to have kids refuse to move when they were in the middle of the road. I could not believe it. Also one time I was going 10 mph, this 3 year old darts in road and I slam on breaks, even going 10 I was pregnant and it hurt my stomach. I called MP's and they said unless we catch him out and about alone they could not do anything. He ended up being that 3-4 year old running around all the time by himself, so sad. Momma- that sounds like the perfect setup, I am jealous, lol 

south Mesa 1

hehehe.....! 

The people in South Mesa 1 do not have those caution signs out for people not following the speed limit signs. I avoid going that way now because I was driving up (going the speed limit) and from far away saw the kids in the street and started slowing way down until the kids were out of the road. I stayed far back going like 2-3 mph until they were out of the road and I got screamed and cursed at for not fully stopping because their kids were playing in the road and that if one had decided to turn back and run back in I would have hit them because I did not fully stop. . . Not true, I just crept slowly from far back until they were out of the road, no where near them! I had my foot over the break the entire time I past them at like 2mph (even when they went to the side of the road).
As far as I am concerned those signs are not made to basically block road down for children to play in them. I think the signs are made so that if a child is playing in the front yard driver's can be more cautious in case the child might run out for a ball. They are not stop signs nor are they going to prevent an accident from happening every time.
I do not allow my kids anywhere near the road- It is not worth the chance of something happening. 

I do not allow my kids anywhere near the road- It is not worth the chance of something happening.

Exactly agree 100%...and yes pedestrians do have "the right of way" however, a person will never overpower a car..with that being said it would not be wise to play russian roulette with the concept :) 

How old are your children? You cant protect or hover over them all the time. You have to let them learn and experience things so they can make there own choices. I can see if they are little little kids who dont understand the concept that a car is coming. But even my 3 year old understands the concept a car is coming get out of the way. What do you do in the parking lots? I dont mean kids play in them I mean your child has to walk thru them. My 3 year old does not play in the street by himself, when hes outside he is with his 9 year old brother and usually all the neighbor kids and we are on a culdesac. I understand protecting your child but there is a difference between protecting and being a hovering mom who doesnt let there child grow and experience things. 

How is not letting your child play in the streets mean you are a hovering mom? 

How old is your child? How does your child ride a bike? Things like that. If your child is younger I understand but to keep a older child from riding there bike, exploring the area I do see that as hovering. But everyone has there own opinion. Its your child to raise how you feel is right. 

My children are 3 and 5. They know to stay out of the street and away from cars. They ride their bikes on the sidewalks around the parks and on the basketball court when they are not being used. They hold my hand/stay right by me in the parking lot. They know the parking lot is not a play ground, just like the street. 

I understand protecting your child but there is a difference between protecting and being a hovering mom who doesnt let there child grow and experience things.

You state someone is a hovering mother because they dont let their child play in the street????? Im extremely confused by your statement, please explain the definition of hovering mother one more time O_0...you stated "I understand protecting your child but there is a difference between protecting and being a hovering mom who doesnt let there child grow and experience things" there are actually many thingsin this world that my children do not need to "experience" for the sake of not being a hovering mother!!! 

It doesn't matter how old my kids are they know not to play on the street. 

It doesn't matter how old my kids are they know not to play on the street.

I guess some people don't believe in accidents do happens. But that's them, I would hate a innocent child get hurt because of a dumb parent. 

I guess some people don't believe in accidents do happens. But that's them, I would hate a innocent child get hurt because of a dumb parent.

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I'm not in cp yet but saw this post and had to comment. A few months ago there was a two year old outside playing with his three brothers and sisters. Their dad came home and never saw the two year old and he died. It can happen in an instant. Letting you little ones play in the street with a nine year old is not keeping then safe. They are not experienced enough to know what to do in an emergency. You could end up losing one or both of your children. This family was a responsible military family and it was a tragic accident. I dont let my children play in the street. I dont let my two year old play outside without an adult. My ten year old rides her bike on the side of the road near the curb not in the niddle of ghe street and shes not outside by herself either. And as for the comment about the parking lot, i carry my three year old thru the parking lot and let them walk when we are on the side walk and i hold his hand. I cant stand those parents who are six feet in front of their kids who are walking behind them amd they barely glance back. My children walk beside me or in front of me and my youngest always holds my hand or dads hand. Accidents happen. Its not helicopter parenting its having common sense. My children can play in the backyard togethet with chalk.but when near the street, i dont gamble with my childs life. They have plenty of activites they do independlty, but even young men and women have been run over at no faukt of their own. I lost a friend in high school who was walking home when a car came out of no where and hit him. It was another accident. The human body isnt going to win against the smallest car, what are the changes agaisnt a child and an suv or truck. Protect your kids. If you do let them play in the street then your butt should be out there with them. And when they see a car they should run to the sidewalk or grass! And an adult should be there to makd sure of it. Those green signs are not a substitute for responsible parenting. 

Accidents happen anywhere and everywhere. The way my husband and I feel is if we prepare and teach our children what to do and how to react they are better prepared. If I lived on a regular street no I would not let my 2 year old who is actually going to be 3 in just a few months play in the street. But I live in a culdasac where everyone has kids and does the same thing so all the parents drive extra slow and are always on the look out. We have go carts going, kids riding bikes, skate boarding, just playing being kids always going on. I also believe it depends on the child, anyone who has meet my 2 year old will tell you he is not like a 2 year old. He is the size of a 4 year old, super smart and very cautious. He will tell you there is a car coming, he tells others to get out of the way and so on. I was calling the parents who said there child will never play in the street a helicopter parent. When kids are older they need to be able to explore and go off on there own, bike rides, walks, and all that stuff. Its part of growing up. Things happen no matter what. Its better to prepare your child for that and teach them the proper way to react. But that's my opinion as a parent. 

I agree 1000% youreallythinkso!