You can debate whether the child should be there, but as the oncoming driver I would have come to a dead stop 20 yards from the child, carefully positioned to prevent anyone overtaking me, and waited for them to clear the 'chicane'.
TBH though, had I been the dad, I would not have been surprised at the driver ploughing on and I would have asked the child to stop and wait. It's one of those things that shouldn't happen, but that can be anticipated.
I'm fairly familiar with this. My granddaughters are in a cycling family in Cambridge, and now aged 8 & 5 (and three quarters). Both are reliable and careful cyclists under supervision. It does help to be in a cycling town or city.
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Driver refuses to stop for child cyclist. new
Driver refuses to stop for child cyclist.. new
