I actually noticed to opposite in some parts of the country - a school bus doing what appeared to be a 20km tour in the countryside :) But yeah, totally agree

I actually noticed to opposite in some parts of the country - a school bus doing what appeared to be a 20km tour in the countryside :) But yeah, totally agree on the fears - kids have a lot of freedom there. On the other hand, I believe US is an outlier here too - it's quite frequent in Europe to let kids get back home alone.