I used to walk with class mates most of the time, I don't remember that making much of a difference if any. But of course, that's the judgment of my 6-year old

I used to walk with class mates most of the time, I don't remember that making much of a difference if any. But of course, that's the judgment of my 6-year old self. In any event, it just comes down to what I stated above: all of this is / can be very dependent on the specific situation / environment that you live in.