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They'd go outside more if they could WALK anywhere (slrpnk.net)
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[–] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Riding around in the suburbs get old fast if you can't occasionally go more into the city or out into the countryside or to some other interesting place.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I didn't feel like it ever got old, as a kid. I used to love riding down hills with my friends, with our feet off the pedals to see how fast we could go. Or we'd just ride aimlessly until we'd see some old building to explore, or an animal to try to catch, or a tree to climb, or an interesting person to talk to. I don't think I started feeling like we needed to be going "somewhere" until I was a teen. People aren't as nice about groups of teens riding around randomly.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    As a kid I was quite content doing laps around my neighborhood. When I got together with other kids we'd wander further, and since it was a small town, adults would keep an eye on us.

    Nowadays if you let kids wander around like that you get cited for abandonment.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    I think it must vary a lot from place to place. I lived in Southern Louisiana until recently, and it's still common there to see kids out by themselves, walking from place to place, playing in the street, or riding bikes around the neighborhood with friends. No one seems to have a problem with it.

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