Joseph Chaperon 5197 St. Ambroise - rabbit breeder - "Give them a swat and make them cry, that way their parents will see it and raise them better."
Arthur Larue driver 1421 Henri Julien - "I did it as a kid but it was less dangerous then. Parents should keep them from doing it."
Joseph Gingras - Carpenter 6425 St. Denis - Punish them and tell them every time a kid gets hurt or dies doing it, that should modify their behaviour."
John Walker 6745 Adam - mechanic - You can never really stop them but explain the dangers to them, show them education films and such stuff.
Arthur Saint-Onge 371 de Beaupre Police should stop any car with a kid hanging off the back and bring them to juvenile court. The parents would be more worried if they were getting fines.
Jean Jean Travelling Salesman Ahuntsic - build cars so that the children have nothing to grab onto.
Alfred Barrette - 6415 Jeanne Mance- Travelling salesman - it's extra work for the driver but he should really get out and shoo kids off his car whenever he sees one hanging from the back.
2 comments:
Too true. Peabody Sr. jumped off a running board as a lad in the 1930s. He had tire tread marks impressed in his arm for a while after that.
Peabody Jr. (yours truly) road the running board of a VW Beetle in the 70s, jumping off while the car was still going faster than human feet could run in those days. Result, two skinned elbows, a skinned knee, and a whole lot of new wisdom. (i.e. It ain't like on TV.)
One of your streeters had it right -- redesign automobiles so there's less to hang on to. Of course, maybe he hadn't envisioned roof surfing (aka Brazilian train surfing I believe) or YouTube.
Peabody
Could the subject here alse refer to ski bottine? This is grabbing the bumper of a car (rear preferred) and sliding on your boots as the car drives around. Best done on snow-covered streets, so not as good today with salt being used. But on a snowstorm night... we have been known grab a bumper or two.
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