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Re:Balancing Outdoor Risky Play and Injury Prevention in Chi... by dagw on Friday January 26, 2024 @10:55AM (#39144071)
so many spaces are not friendly for play because there's dog shit around.

I don't know which country you're in, but certainly where I live people have gotten a lot better at picking up after their dogs since I was a kid. Growing up people let their dogs shit wherever and basically never picked it up. Today virtually everybody picks up after dogs.

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Re:Balancing Outdoor Risky Play and Injury Prevention in Chi... by IanCal on Friday January 26, 2024 @01:10PM (#39145781)
I can't tell here whether it's true or not but many complain about it getting worse around COVID. I moved during it so it's hard to tell but it's pretty bad. It's annoying to always have to look at the pavement while walking around.

I remember this being somewhat of an issue as a kid in the same area but it's hard to gauge how it's changed because I was a kid then and a parent now.

I'm in the NW in the UK.

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