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Re:How Children Lost the Right to Roam in Just 4 Generations by mironathetin on Thursday February 02, 2017 @08:32AM (#13550346)
"This is very true in London, unfortunately ..."

I admire the Dutch. They use the bicycle everywhere and in all weather conditions. The result? Their cities even sound so different. It is calm, very little car noise. Amazing.

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Re:How Children Lost the Right to Roam in Just 4 Generations by _benedict on Thursday February 02, 2017 @08:48AM (#13550426)
Dangerous as a pedestrian though - especially if you aren't used to it!
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Re:How Children Lost the Right to Roam in Just 4 Generations by mironathetin on Thursday February 02, 2017 @09:10AM (#13550558)
yes, I wanted to add that remark as well, especially because the topic is about kids. But I didn't.

And of course bicycles are far less dangerous than any car. So there is no reason to complain or criticise this great achievement.

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Re:How Children Lost the Right to Roam in Just 4 Generations by _benedict on Thursday February 02, 2017 @09:44AM (#13550806)
Yes, it wasn't meant so much as a criticism as a caveat.
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Re:How Children Lost the Right to Roam in Just 4 Generations by gjjrfcbugxbhf on Friday February 03, 2017 @01:07AM (#13558071)
It is a bullshit caveat. Bikes are orders of magnitude less dangerous than cars for children.
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Re:How Children Lost the Right to Roam in Just 4 Generations by d4rti on Thursday February 02, 2017 @09:34AM (#13550728)
The kids ride bikes too.
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