Kids Are Oblivious

I've noticed quite often that kids don't look where they're going. I live in New York, and will often see kids just barrel through a crowd of people coming the opposite way, without moving to let people pass or really doing anything to acknowledge that there are obstacles to their forward momentum. They just don't do that street shuffle that we all know so well. They'll also point to things in stores without acknowledging other people's presence, possibly thwacking passersby in the shoulders or nose, until their parents remind them that there are people around and they should watch out.

Yup, all the responses confirm what I've thought all along: kids are generally oblivious of the world around them and concepts like "personal space" just don't exist.