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Different cultures I guess. I definitely would not have done that as a kid, my parents wouldn't have allowed me to, and someone would have called the police if
by pragone 11y ago
Different cultures I guess. I definitely would not have done that as a kid, my parents wouldn't have allowed me to, and someone would have called the police if they saw a 10y/o walking along these roads
- kuschku 11y agoProbably. Here everyone did it, alone at my school we had 700 kids each morning coming by bike or foot. Out of 1200. It was literally impossible to drive on the road for cars during the half hour each morning and afternoon where we kids were there. Similar to Amsterdam or København
- analog31 11y agoIt must be culture, at least in areas where walking to school is pretty convenient. Anecdote: When I was growing up, I walked to elementary school, all of five or six neighborhood blocks. The one kid who got driven to school, got teased for it. Today, same school, same neighborhood, is a traffic jam every morning, as the kids are all driven to school. I could very well imagine parents saying that it's no longer safe to walk, due to the traffic. :-(