It's always a safety vs independence/convience tradeoff. My sister got hit by a motorcycle when she was 9 because she was going through a crosswalk next to the

It's always a safety vs independence/convience tradeoff. My sister got hit by a motorcycle when she was 9 because she was going through a crosswalk next to the school and the motorcycle didn't see her because of a bus. She survived, but she still has some back problems after 30 years. The government created traffic lights after the accident, and I think that should be compulsitory near every school.