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In the last week I have had 3 near misses with kids when cycling past parked vehicles.
Twice a parent has been pushing a young (walking) child out into the street in front of themselves and once they were pushing a pram out. Each time the parent involved has given me an indignant look, I am sure they are the same kind of people who drive really dangerously whilst proudly displaying the "baby on board" sign in their rear window.
The last person I can remember who used other humans as a passive defense was Saddam Hussain and I don't think it earned him many +rep points.
It is quite terrifyingly stupid of them to push a child out when they themselves can even see what is coming. I guess this could be eligible for some kind of 2nd generation Darwin Award where if they are so retarded maybe their children are not particularly viable human beings either.