Chad,
An important issue you have bought up, yes let's all slow down!!!!!
Have a 7yo girl myself, she always runs to the park with her dog, and crosses a road on the way "Often without looking for cars), no matter how many times I've explained calmly and rationally to her not to run, or yelled crazily at her not to do it, she's just 7, gets excited along with the dog and runs across the road without looking.
Incredibly scary for any parent, when I heard the 10yo getting run over bec he was chasing his dog across the road, it really freaked me out.

Hardie SoftBoy