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  • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
    51·
    4 days ago

    As a parent this is my nightmare, and it’s why we drive our kids everywhere. There are not enough safe, walkable roads in our neighborhood.

    • naeap@sopuli.xyz
      4·
      4 days ago

      And then it’s said, kids don’t get enough sport/movement

      Well, of course, if they always have to be driven to any activity.

      We need to make our surroundings again safe for kids to play outside and just explore

    • dohpaz42@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      4 days ago

      I think back to when I was growing up and my parents said we weren’t allowed to walk on a main road. We did anyway, and I even remember walking to and from school (6 miles each way), and walking up a major boulevard in Charlotte (NC) just to go to Toys-R-Us to buy a new video game.

      But times are way different now, and roads are not safe and drivers are either too distracted, can’t see over their steering wheels, or both. I would love to kick my kids out of the house for the day during the summer, but then something like this would happen.

      My heart goes out to this family. I wouldn’t wish this on anyone.