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Re:Making It Legal to Play Outside: “Reasonable Childhood In... by s1artibartfast on Thursday February 23, 2023 @05:34PM (#34917641)
That doesn't really explain the changes over time in US behavior and child Independence. The US had a very strong car culture in the '50s to '80s as well, but children would still roam the streets on bicycle and on foot
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Re:Making It Legal to Play Outside: “Reasonable Childhood In... by zhdc1 on Friday February 24, 2023 @01:10AM (#34921429)
It’s one thing to accomodate cars, it’s another for the entire landscape to optimize against them.

The average suburban family in the 1980s had a car. They also had well maintained sidewalks, civic organisations, and - in many cases - stores within walking or biking distance.

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