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Re:Parents investigated for neglect after letting kids walk ... by spiritplumber on Thursday January 15, 2015 @12:34PM (#8893917)
I biked to school from grade 6 to grade 13 (Italy, we have 5 years of high school). Walked to school before, but it was only a few blocks.

I moved to Texas for university, and people looked at me funny because I preferred to bike around if it was less than a couple miles.

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Re:Parents investigated for neglect after letting kids walk ... by emeraldd on Thursday January 15, 2015 @12:50PM (#8894065)
It Texas we have this thing called summer ... There are hotter times/places, but it's enough ;)

On a more serious note, the size of the state is enough to pretty much force people to own cars/drive on a daily basis. At least that's been my experience.

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