The woman died. The mothers were supposed to be supervising the kids. The judge could have ruled that parents have no responsibility for the actions of their children while under their direct supervision. I think that would have been much more disturbing.
Bump!
I agree with you. The parents should be teaching the children that they need to be careful of other people when on their bikes. I’m sure that 87 year old woman didn’t appear out of nowhere. The mothers should have anticipated and warned their children to be careful.
As an aside, cyclists in general tend to ignore the rules - and apparently it starts while they are still in “training wheels”.