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10-05-2003, 12:00 PM

"Tim Smith" <tssmith@sonic.net> wrote in message
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> Where I live (a very safe and crime-free suburban Californian city)
> the idea that kids might ride their bikes to school, or even walk,
> seems to be something out of the past. All kids now are chauffered by
> their moms (or very occasionally, pops), usually in large SUVs.

I live in a similar type of city.

I walk my kids to school every day. They actually would rather that
I drive them, because crossing the two, non-major, streets on the way
is scary. It's like we're invisible, the crosswalks are ignored and the
stop signs are ignored. Screaming at the drivers is fruitless. Oh, and
most of these cars are driven by parents driving their cars to school.
The police come out occasionally to do enforcement, but it's not
enough.

I was determined to not lose this battle. It cost me $15, but now
the cars all stop. My kids call me their "personal crossing guard."

http://www.lumastrobe.com/warning1.htm

While driver's may not stop for pedestrians, it is EXTREMELY
rare that they won't stop for what they percieve to be a crossing
guard.

I wish I could let them walk to school by themselves, but I just
don't have the stomach for it.

10-05-2003, 12:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
Steven M. Scharf Posts: n/a	Re: Safe Routes to School Question "Tim Smith" <tssmith@sonic.net> wrote in message news:ie5snvgha85mcvj7ar8rena89bu1vhfu1s@4ax.com... > Where I live (a very safe and crime-free suburban Californian city) > the idea that kids might ride their bikes to school, or even walk, > seems to be something out of the past. All kids now are chauffered by > their moms (or very occasionally, pops), usually in large SUVs. I live in a similar type of city. I walk my kids to school every day. They actually would rather that I drive them, because crossing the two, non-major, streets on the way is scary. It's like we're invisible, the crosswalks are ignored and the stop signs are ignored. Screaming at the drivers is fruitless. Oh, and most of these cars are driven by parents driving their cars to school. The police come out occasionally to do enforcement, but it's not enough. I was determined to not lose this battle. It cost me $15, but now the cars all stop. My kids call me their "personal crossing guard." http://www.lumastrobe.com/warning1.htm While driver's may not stop for pedestrians, it is EXTREMELY rare that they won't stop for what they percieve to be a crossing guard. I wish I could let them walk to school by themselves, but I just don't have the stomach for it.