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As a child (born in the UK mid-seventies), there were about only a dozen or so people that got picked up and dropped off at school (the poshers). Most children
by keypress 9y ago
As a child (born in the UK mid-seventies), there were about only a dozen or so people that got picked up and dropped off at school (the poshers). Most children walked, the bike sheds were always maxed out.
- Johnny555 9y agoAs a similarly aged child in the USA, nearly every child was bussed to school in a school bus. When I was growing up, school was far away, only reachable by car or bus. After looking it up on a map, I discovered that it was less than a mile away, and would have been easily bikeable or even walkable if there was a safe route to get there. I think I spent more time waiting at the bus stop each day than it would have taken to just walk there. On a few occasions I missed the bus and mom drove in to pick me up since walking home was unthinkable.
- rconti 9y agoBorn in '81, about a 1mi walk home, we spent most of it walking through the ditch on the side of the road, playing in drainage culverts under the road, etc. Not safe, but fun!