Footage of a 5-year-old child riding their bike on a road is doing the rounds on social media. The point of contention is the oncoming traffic is moving at pace and dangerously close to the child.
We know that the speed of collision in a road traffic accident is a significant contributing factor to serious injury and fatalities.
We also know that in the UK cars and other vehicles are to give way to pedestrians and cyclists. The highway code states “those who can cause the greatest harm have the greatest responsibility to reduce the danger or threat they pose to others.”
Social media gives us a platform for our opinions. And it is easy to fall into the trap of thinking that our opinion matters. But without a testable hypothesis, facts, or the self-awareness to state that it is only your opinion is it unlikely that it does.
Irrespective of age, the driver of the car was in the wrong and should not have endangered the life of a cyclist. Fact. Anything else is just your opinion and in this case an indefensibly dangerous one.