[TexasGator]

“could see her running across the sidewalk, see the reactions of those around her, see her through the windshield, “

So you were there. Got it.

[T.B. Yoits]

As taught in Driver's Ed, especially in school zones, look for kids darting into traffic by paying attention to them on the sidewalk, in between cars, and the reaction of those around them.

Ball goes into street, look out for kid to follow.
One kid runs into the street, expect another.
Dog runs into street, expect kid to follow.

It's right there in the driver's manual but apparently not there in the programming manual nor the remote operator's manual.