It is so miserable and effectively shuts down a major street. People will tolerate the dumbest things just because it is the status quo.

Are you suggesting they wouldn't have to take time off if they walked to the school, then home, then back to work?

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I always walked to school as a kid and it was very high priority to me that the neighborhood I live in now allows my kids to do the same

I'm assuming the insane cuts to our public education system trickle down to the bus drivers too

You can't expect parents to let their kids WALK to school can you? It's not safe - there's so many cars around! 🙄

@const_void the school traffic situation was the tipping point for getting a #cargobike for us. Much calmer and faster way to do it, with opportunity for spotting and chatting about stuff going on in the neighbourhood. There’s the occasional poor driver behaviour that affects us but it’s quite rare compared what you get in the car.

My son's school charges $630 per year to ride the bus. And that is a public school. I still pay for it though, because, 1. I'm not going to spend my time sitting in a line cars every day. Not to mention take time off from work to do it. 2. I want him to experience life. It's a great place for socialization

Completely insane and infuriating every time I see it.

where I live, there is pretty much always an elementary school within walking distance.

yet, they still drive 🤷‍♂️

I grew up with this culture, unfortunately, never rode a school bus or saw one.

And yea, it is complete trash. Let's put tiny vulnerable road-unintelligent children, all running around, in the same place as a bunch of stressed out parents driving cars while mostly thinking about work or not being late for work.

What could go wrong!

Shit ... let's reduce the speed limit drastically to prevent accidents! Ok, now it's just a big fat traffic Jam! Shit ... let's build specialised roads within the school to increase the speed of drop off. Ok ... now we've lost some of our school grounds and it's marginally better ... except everyone's driving tanks/four-wheel-drives now so it's pretty dangerous for kids still! Shit lets ...

Seen all of that. It's really really dumb and stressful for kids and parents alike.

Not exactly a new thing. My kid rides the bus except for special occasions, but those drop off/pick up lines are crazy. I don't get how people handle that every day.

When I was in school, the bus route did not stop near my house, and it was too far to walk, and there was no good bike route (though one exists now). In middle and high school I would often walk or bike to a friend's house after school but that wasn't always an option.

This is a situation forced on us by car-centric city planning

We don't do school buses anymore? I suppose we have to condition them to drive everywhere in a car from when they're young.

I live across the street from an elementary school and my driveway is blocked every single day. Including Fridays when I have lunch with my father, who lives out of town, and need to... Park in my driveway. Parents and school districts are inconsiderate fucks.