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<blockquote data-quote="rogergreaves" data-source="post: 1237700" data-attributes="member: 22540"><p>Would it make any difference if the kid was out at the mailbox when hit? He'd still be on the road and still be dead. Seems to me his position behind the controls is irrelevant if he was not at fault. I assume his parents are in the best position to judge his maturity level and judged him to be mature enough to drive his siblings to school on a buggy. All you folks who say not, did not know him. When I was 10, I was gone all day, most Saturdays on my horse. Gone as in 5 or more miles from home in fairly rough country, usually with a .22 rifle in the scabbard. Just me and Trick and the great outdoors.</p><p></p><p>Far as I know, horses operate more or less the same. You can still buy a Marlin mod 06 (or 60 I can never remember.) Sometimes you can still find ammo for one, though, not by the pound at the hardware. Kids are equipped more or less the same. At least an Amish kid would be pretty much the same level I was on 42 years ago. Modern kid probably couldn't get the horse started. The only thing that changed is the attitude of car drivers. Don't YOU slow way down when near a horse? I was taught to NEVER go blasting by a horse for fear you'd spook it and get the rider injured.</p><p></p><p>The problem in 99.4% of car vs. horse or buggy is the driver of the car. If the road is not safe for buggies, why isn't there a buggy lane? There's a bike lane everywhere I look now. Far as I know bikes don't pay any road use taxes however they have all sort of lanes just for them. Make a buggy lane. I doubt the Amish would complain.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rogergreaves, post: 1237700, member: 22540"] Would it make any difference if the kid was out at the mailbox when hit? He'd still be on the road and still be dead. Seems to me his position behind the controls is irrelevant if he was not at fault. I assume his parents are in the best position to judge his maturity level and judged him to be mature enough to drive his siblings to school on a buggy. All you folks who say not, did not know him. When I was 10, I was gone all day, most Saturdays on my horse. Gone as in 5 or more miles from home in fairly rough country, usually with a .22 rifle in the scabbard. Just me and Trick and the great outdoors. Far as I know, horses operate more or less the same. You can still buy a Marlin mod 06 (or 60 I can never remember.) Sometimes you can still find ammo for one, though, not by the pound at the hardware. Kids are equipped more or less the same. At least an Amish kid would be pretty much the same level I was on 42 years ago. Modern kid probably couldn't get the horse started. The only thing that changed is the attitude of car drivers. Don't YOU slow way down when near a horse? I was taught to NEVER go blasting by a horse for fear you'd spook it and get the rider injured. The problem in 99.4% of car vs. horse or buggy is the driver of the car. If the road is not safe for buggies, why isn't there a buggy lane? There's a bike lane everywhere I look now. Far as I know bikes don't pay any road use taxes however they have all sort of lanes just for them. Make a buggy lane. I doubt the Amish would complain. [/QUOTE]
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