My DH thinks I was a bit over the top on this one 
so I was wondering, as a parent- would you have done the same?
I was walking with my girls (one in our Ergo, the other alongside holding my hand) and I saw a man pass us in the bike lane (which is in the actual street but to the right of the traffic lane). We were approaching a busy intersection- three main streets intersect, and there are two gas stations, a grocery store, a bank, and a fast food restaurant that have frequent traffic. I don't like being there but I needed to go there to get to the bus stop.
the Above mentioned man had a rickety homemade wooden bench seat on the back of his bike (it was a 3 wheeler bike that typically has a basket back there). There were surely no seat belts. He had his two daughters(?) on the back of the bike, both about 4 or 5 years old, both with no helmets. He didn't have on either. Just as I thought to myself, "hmm, that's not safe", he merged left into the traffic lane, and cut off a car (car slammed on their brakes). He then went into ONCOMING TRAFFIC, and the oncoming car was about 5secs away from him. He was just weaving in and out all over the place! I called 911 and told the operator that I was very concerned for the girls' safety, and she said she'd send the police. I went to wait for the bus, the bike man and kids went to one of the above mentioned gas stations to put air in their tires. A police SUV came, slowed down as they approached the intersection, and turned the corner in the opposite direction. So nothing happened to anyone (just had to add that in case anyone was wondering).
Was I over the top? Would you have done the same? My DH agrees that it's obviously unsafe, but he told me (and frequently tells me) "You're not the police. You can't be everyone's mommy. You have good intentions but sometimes you just need to let people learn their lesson." I don't frequently call 911. It has been over a year. The last time I called even 311 was for a well being check on one of our neighbors and was over a year ago also.
so I was wondering, as a parent- would you have done the same?I was walking with my girls (one in our Ergo, the other alongside holding my hand) and I saw a man pass us in the bike lane (which is in the actual street but to the right of the traffic lane). We were approaching a busy intersection- three main streets intersect, and there are two gas stations, a grocery store, a bank, and a fast food restaurant that have frequent traffic. I don't like being there but I needed to go there to get to the bus stop.
the Above mentioned man had a rickety homemade wooden bench seat on the back of his bike (it was a 3 wheeler bike that typically has a basket back there). There were surely no seat belts. He had his two daughters(?) on the back of the bike, both about 4 or 5 years old, both with no helmets. He didn't have on either. Just as I thought to myself, "hmm, that's not safe", he merged left into the traffic lane, and cut off a car (car slammed on their brakes). He then went into ONCOMING TRAFFIC, and the oncoming car was about 5secs away from him. He was just weaving in and out all over the place! I called 911 and told the operator that I was very concerned for the girls' safety, and she said she'd send the police. I went to wait for the bus, the bike man and kids went to one of the above mentioned gas stations to put air in their tires. A police SUV came, slowed down as they approached the intersection, and turned the corner in the opposite direction. So nothing happened to anyone (just had to add that in case anyone was wondering).
Was I over the top? Would you have done the same? My DH agrees that it's obviously unsafe, but he told me (and frequently tells me) "You're not the police. You can't be everyone's mommy. You have good intentions but sometimes you just need to let people learn their lesson." I don't frequently call 911. It has been over a year. The last time I called even 311 was for a well being check on one of our neighbors and was over a year ago also.
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