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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I haven't read all 8 pages of this thread, but I will tell you a few things that were completely normal back in my day:

--Drano under the sink; no safety locks
--me riding public transportation alone, in an urban area, at 8 years old
--several kids piled in the "way back" of the station wagon; no seatbelts, of course
--as many kids as could fit in the backseat; sitting on laps was the norm. Again, no seatbelts
--smoking everywhere, including doctors' offices
--my grandmother giving me booze for a toothache
--and my personal favorite: when I was an infant, my mother used to visit my grandmother, who lived in a different neighborhood in our urban area. She would leave me sleeping in the stroller outside so I could "get some fresh air" while she visited. Totally not uncommon in those days.

Should those kids have walked alone? I don't know. But the excuse "it used to be OK" doesn't fly on its own merits.[/quote]

If traffic has gotten so much worse than maybe nobody should ever walk anywhere? Because children who have shown themselves to be responsible enough to stay on the sidewalk, wait to cross when & where appropriate, etc. are no more likely to be injured or killed by a car when walking with a sibling than with an adult. If a driver is being reckless enough to hi a pedestrian on the sidewalk or one who is crossing at an intersection at an appropriate time, he or she will likely do so regardless of who that pedestrian is walking with.

Thank you!!!! I can tell you what else has changed since the 70's. Traffic has gotten a lot worse. [/quote][/quote]

I grew up in an urban area & now live in the suburbs. There was a lot more traffic en route to the park I walked to as a kid than there is on the streets kids in my current neighborhood would have to walk on to get to the park. So why were all of my childhood neighbors were allowed to walk to the park without an adult in elementary school when few of the kids in my current neighborhood are allowed to?

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