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1. fastba+(OP)[view] [source] 2021-03-28 21:21:09
Honestly, this is pretty trivially avoided. My parents drilled it into my head to look both ways before going into a street. I always look ways before going into the street. It's really not difficult.
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2. jefftk+J9[view] [source] 2021-03-28 22:28:07
>>fastba+(OP)
It is trivially avoided once the kids are old enough, but there's a long period during which kids would be safe enough to roam around in the absence of cars, but aren't in the current environment.

We live a block from the playground, close enough that I can almost see it from our window, but you can't get there without crossing the street. So our kids (7y, 5y) can only go there with a grown up. I've worked on teaching them how to cross the street safely, but they're just not good enough at checking for cars yet.

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3. fastba+8G[view] [source] [discussion] 2021-03-29 03:14:00
>>jefftk+J9
I'm still not buying it. I lived in Switzerland for a while where kids walk themselves to school starting at like 5 years old, and there are loads of cars.
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4. catman+Rf1[view] [source] [discussion] 2021-03-29 10:08:32
>>fastba+8G
Whats the speed limit? In Australia there are a lot of 60kmh roads near parks
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5. rapind+cU1[view] [source] [discussion] 2021-03-29 14:23:23
>>fastba+8G
https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/full-frontal-psych...

https://www.kidsandcars.org/how-kids-get-hurt/frontovers/

https://www.kidsandcars.org/how-kids-get-hurt/backovers/

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