Alex knew he wasn't supposed to go out into the road.
Do you think that you should have tried to stop him?
Maybe, but I was a rebellious child and I was trying to impress others.
It was wrong for Alex to run out into the road, but people should have been watching him.  You should have listened to your parents instead of trying to impress people by acting out.  Hopefully Alex wasn't hurt, but if you're not careful next time, he could be.
I don't see it that way. What happened to Alex was a just punishment since my parents hit him often.
This sounds like a very unfortunate situation. It would have been nice if Alex had not run into the road like this. Also, it would have worked out much better if someone would have been able to stop him from doing this.