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It would be progress if the kids could get their own electric scooter to go to school or soccer training. It would increase their social skills, it can't be goo
by HarryHirsch 8y ago
It would be progress if the kids could get their own electric scooter to go to school or soccer training. It would increase their social skills, it can't be good to be dependent on the parents for everything when cooped up in an exurban paradise.
- stellar678 8y agoExcellent point! California just passed a bill that won't allow high school or middle school to start earlier than 8:30am because there is reams of research showing that early starts cause worse learning and development outcomes. Lots of people are up in arms because they need their kids' schedule to fit around their work schedule so they can drive them everywhere. Somehow it's just too hard for them to envision setting things up so the kids are safe with a greater level of autonomy and can maybe get themselves to school.
- aetherson 8y agoIn all fairness, people (rarely) call the cops on parents who let their kids walk around unsupervised, and commonly heap scorn on them as bad parents.
- benplumley 8y agoIs "wasting police time" not a cause for a caution/small fine in the US?
- perl4ever 8y agoDoes an electric scooter increase social skills more than a bicycle?
- gfodor 8y agoKids used to ride bicycles everywhere, but they don't anymore. The gating function isn't the capacity for kids to transport themselves around.
- HarryHirsch 8y agoSuburbs used to be higher density, but in any sprawling development that went up in the last 15 years nothing is within cycling distance any longer. The vain hope is that easier transportation fixes that issue.
- WillPostForFood 8y agoEven in the worst modern developments you can cycle to your friend's house, the community pool, park, school, or something.
- usaar333 8y agoAlmost any kid that can use an electric scooter can already bicycle. A scooter is barely even faster than a bike on flat ground. A kid under the age of 8 (half the population of children) isn't going to be taking solo trips.