Making It Legal to Play Outside: “Reasonable Childhood Independence” Bills

Re:Making It Legal to Play Outside: “Reasonable Childhood In... by eweise on Friday February 24, 2023 @10:27AM (#34925404)

This is every weekend. Also, kid soccer practices are about four times a week and too far to walk or bike. Soccer games on the weekend can be 60 miles away. The grocery store is eight miles away.

I sense that the no car advocates are single people living in cities. I lived car-free back on those days. But once you have a house and a family, a car is a basic necessity. Its financially impossible to raise a family in a city on the US west coast, with the same standard of living as suburbia.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Making It Legal to Play Outside: “Reasonable Childhood In... by sfpotter on Friday February 24, 2023 @08:56PM (#34932976)

Sorry, but this is false. It entirely depends on your circumstances. Four soccer meets per week and soccer games sixty miles away is not a necessary thing in a child’s life. If they’re into it and you can make it work, that’s great, but this is hardly the only option.

It seems like you have a notion of what a high standard of living is that isn’t actually shared by everyone. I’m looking forward to raising my kid in the city with the absolute minimum amount of car dependency that I can manage.

[ Parent | on HN ]