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Why do parents feel the need to take children to school in a small town in a very safe country? Why can't they ride a bike or walk?

• manmal 8y ago
  With a dysfunctional public transit system and unsafe bike lanes (not separated from the road), that doesn’t always work. Our school is 10km away, so for us, bike is off the table for now.
• alexis_fr 8y ago
  People talk to each other. They know about migrants’ rapes. It triggers a question which is « Is it true », but countries, Europe and UN has a track record of lying and forbidding the publication if information about migrants, so it’s a bit like in DDR: choose whom you trust, but your child’s safety is on the line. The discredit in govt trust, information and islamisation of our countries is so wide that many people are not only talking about Europe-exit, but about UN exit. I guess it’s easier to pretend it doesn’t exist.
  • sgift 8y ago
    > People talk to each other. They know about migrants’ rapes. 'Know' as in "I've heard that the Meyer has a brother who has a friend who has another friend and THEY have a sister who know someone that was once raped by a migrant". Or the same way anti-vaxxers know that vaccines lead to autism.
• rumcajz 8y ago
  In Switzerland (at least where we live) parents are actively discouraged to bring kids to school or pre-school. The kids are supposed to get there on their own.
  • m_mueller 8y ago
    I think that’s all over the country. I’ve also asked Romands friends, same there.
• reitanqild 8y ago
  In the winter it is too slippery for bikes and it sometimes gets biting cold - or worse IMO: cold, wet and windy. We pay for bus for our 3 oldest kids in the winter. Also wolves are returningnin some parts of Europe and while people say wolves are so shy and afraid of humans I understand extremely well why parents don't risk their kids in an experiment to see if the predator that lives off moose actually is afraid of children or not.
  • williamdclt 8y ago
    That's the first time I hear that parents take their children to school because they're afraid of wolves
    • freedomben 8y ago
      In my town in Alaska a couple years ago we had a school child get mauled to death by a bear. In some parts of the world, man is still part of the natural eco-system and food chain.
  • Annatar 8y ago
    Then you know little of wolves: they would only hunt a moose in a large pack. And yes, they are very shy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YybY5sEeZUU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YybY5sEeZUU
    • reitanqild 8y ago
      They're not as shy as some people argue it seems: They've gone into people's garden and killed the dog there. Also I recently saw recordings of one or two wolves attacking a moose with calf so the part about only attacking in packs seems to be proven wrong. Kids are often peoples biggest investment. I understand if they play it safe. (I also argue that we should keep the wolves. I just disagree with people who claim wolves aren't dangerous to people.)
      • Annatar 8y ago
• alistairSH 8y ago
  Paranoia. Good friends of mine live 1/4 mile from the elementary school. There is one semi-busy street crossing, BUT there is a pedestrian tunnel. So, no there are actually no streets to cross. Yet, the kids are bussed to school. They can't be allowed to walk 1/4 mile with ZERO street crossings! It's completely ridiculous.