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Old 28-12-2007, 18:28   #18
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Re: This is why we have traffic laws

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Originally Posted by blazey View Post
Its not a case of an age limit on the roads, children can ride bicycles on the road after all, its just the fact that quad bikes shouldn't be on the road in general without a licence, and presumably a 7yr old doesnt have a license.

I imagine that the parents would only be given a suspended sentence anyway, but the driver of the car still should be punished for her drink driving, which is no less of a crime, but the manslaughter should probably get a similar suspended sentence rather than a conviction, after all, how could she be expected, under the influence of alcohol or not, to know a 7yr old was going to be on the road on a quad bike! It was just as likely to lead to an accident regardless of her state.
i was meaning motorised vehicles,should have put it,could never expect you to grasp that regardless of what you imagine the parents should get,they should be prosecuted,along with the driver.
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