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Tragically, children are more likely to be killed in car accidents in American suburbs than by violence in American inner cities.
by RyanMcGreal 14y ago
Tragically, children are more likely to be killed in car accidents in American suburbs than by violence in American inner cities.
- cafard 14y agoThe definition or at least perception of safety does not depend solely on the frequency of sudden death. I have lived in, around (two blocks to about 5 miles), or in Washington, DC for third of a century, and do not regret it. However, I have been held up at gunpoint, our car has been stolen, I know neighbors and friends who have been burglarized more than once. Some people would look at that and decide that the exurbs are just more restful. Nor does city residence make you immune to death by auto. You could be run over by a Metrobus (happened to two women on Pennsylvania Avenue a couple of years ago), or be in a nice hot car that you decide to drive at 90 mph across Key Bridge (young guy this spring). Let me add that I can go a week without getting into a car, though if my wife didn't do the grocery shopping (her commute more or less demands one--20 minutes with, 50+ without), things would be different. I just happen to think that the young, urban (and commonly single) crowd should not imagine that they are certainly always going to be living in Hoboken or the Mission and taking public or employer-provided transportation, or that those who have made other choices are somehow inferior.