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North Carolina parents arrested for letting their kid walk to the store. On his way home, he was killed by an SUV. The parents were charged with manslaughter. (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year 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

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year 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.

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