In rural Georgia, a 10-year-old boy left home and walked a mile down the road to another town, where a concerned citizen called law enforcement. Deputies then arrested the boy’s mother, igniting a debate about parental rights and potential government overreach.
I was walking to school since grade 1, I was 6. We checked it out with my parents beforehand, did some test walks iirc, and none of it was along American style stroads. But it was more than a mile. Twice every day.
Many years ago (I’m old), a friend and I biked 20 miles from Orange County into Los Angeles, to East L.A. Had a hell of a time, visited my friend’s cousins, got tacos de lengua, got a guy to buy a 6-pack for us, chugged down the Modelo then rode back home.
I was walking to school since grade 1, I was 6. We checked it out with my parents beforehand, did some test walks iirc, and none of it was along American style stroads. But it was more than a mile. Twice every day.
Many years ago (I’m old), a friend and I biked 20 miles from Orange County into Los Angeles, to East L.A. Had a hell of a time, visited my friend’s cousins, got tacos de lengua, got a guy to buy a 6-pack for us, chugged down the Modelo then rode back home.
We were 12.
Independence is good but idk if Id want my kids chugging booze
Lots of kids still do that here in the US. We have crossing volunteers at any street crossing near the school to shepherd the kids across.