> It's all fun and games until someone gets kidnapped. But statistically, how often does that happen? Is it enough to be seriously worried about? > There's a

> It's all fun and games until someone gets kidnapped. But statistically, how often does that happen? Is it enough to be seriously worried about? > There's also the situation where a lot of American towns/cities aren't so crowded that you can walk everywhere. And not everywhere in America is there good public transportation. I don't think it's an issue of being crowded. I think it's an issue of how we design our cities. We assume everyone will have a car, so those that don't have a car (kids) have less independence. A lot of Europe was built before cars existed, so they don't assume that everyone will have their own car.