• adp1314@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I started walking to school when I was eight. My parents made sure I knew the way and that was that. And on our bikes we went wayyy farther than a mile unsupervised

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      A lot of us walked/biked to our grade school as well. I can’t remember which grade I started walking, but I was definitely doing it in 4. I’d wager even grade 3 but can’t be 100% sure.

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      On the weekends, it was routine for me to hop on my bike once my chores were done and just take off. The rule was just had to be home by dinner time, or call from whichever friends house I was at if I couldn’t make it back in time. No cell phones.

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      My oldest (8) bikes to school nearly every day.

      His younger brother is allowed to walk to school next year when he is 6.

      It is fairly normal here for kids, that are above 6/7, to walk to and from school if it isn’t too far.