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There is no "US" where something like this is normalized, it's down to region, weather, urbanization and perception of safety. I grew up walking and biking to s
by EA-3167 2y ago
There is no "US" where something like this is normalized, it's down to region, weather, urbanization and perception of safety. I grew up walking and biking to school because I was lucky enough to live in a nice suburb close to my school. For people who need to take a 20 minute *drive* to school obviously that isn't feasible.
The US is a massive country with a huge number of different climates and layouts, which is partly what makes articles and conversations like this so painful to read. Instead of the skeptical, critical thinking you'd expect from HN you get mess of "Car bad" "I wish we had European public transit" and broad generalization talk.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> I grew up walking and biking to school because I was lucky enough to live in a nice suburb close to my school So did I. Have you been back? The kids in my school are dropped off when I biked.
- EA-3167 2y agoYeah, they're still walking/biking. I live in a state where I see kids walking to and from school all of the time.