Yesterday in Hollywood a mom was hit by a truck while walking her 9 year-old daughter to class. Her daughter was struck too. The mom died.
The daughter did not.
I know kids at that school, I have walked a child I love across that same crosswalk to her school.
I don't know what happened as details are not being released yet. But I do know that just two weeks ago I screamed out "Slow the f%^k down," at a mom who came barreling down my street with her kid in her car. I had my 7 year-old and my 3 year-0ld in the stroller.
She did slow down.
Our crosswalk guard, last year, confided in me that she was surprised no one had been killed during drop-off or pick-up. Frazzled parents, speeding parents, parents on their phones.
I am so pissed at this.
Why is it so hard to walk in this country? Seriously.
I am taking action and holding my second community meeting at my home next week. I don't know exactly what I'm doing but I do have a member from our local press coming and the PTA president was nice enough to send out an email tonight to the community.
We have got to slow down.
We have got to wake up to this epidemic.
It's pathetic.
According to CBS News
Walking is the healthy way for kids to get to school. But you might be surprised what we found out in an "Early Show" investigation: Kids could be most risk while walking to school -- in school zones.
Look, I don't know what happened with that man in Hollywood but I do know that I walk my child to school and many parents don't because they deem it us-safe!
So I'm scared but I'm angry that I can't walk him the small amount of way without people speeding by, endangering my life and my kids.