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Re:The School Car Pickup Line Is a National Embarrassment by alistairSH on Friday March 14, 2025 @02:07PM (#43365389)
And yet less 40% of students who live within a mile of school walk regularly. For kids who live <.25 miles, that number is still <50%. Walking a quarter of a mile takes ~5 minutes, maybe a bit longer for a small kid with a large school pack.

Many should be able to walk almost as fast as loading up the car, waiting in the queue, etc.

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Re:The School Car Pickup Line Is a National Embarrassment by andrepd on Sunday March 16, 2025 @06:11AM (#43377922)
It may be short as the crow flies but incredibly unsafe due to e.g. having no sidewalk or having to cross 6 lanes of traffic. When everything is designed around the car it's no wonder people have no choice but to drive.
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