[consp]

Alsmost all of these happen here when a kid is jumping from behind an obstacle or running after something like a ball. The way you are taught to anticipate is to spot the children playing ~before~ they are even close to jumping in front of you car. I would not be surprised if any driver, LA or Beijing, would hit the kid if it jumped in front of the car and they were not aware kids were playing.

[seanmcdirmid]

The difference is that the kid in Beijing is chasing the ball out into a crowded street with multiple lanes of traffic. The kid in LA is chasing the ball out into a quiet residential street...and even that is rare.