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Wow. You are all impressive, devoted parents.

I don't work, so I'm free to drive my kids about, but there's no way I'm spending the afternoon in the car every day. There is a limit to the number of activities they pack in, just for everyone's sanity, and the planet (even in an electric car, that's a whole lot of pollution).

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Um....how old are your kids?  This is exactly what I thought when my kids were in elementary school. Now that they are in HS, parenting has a different set of expectations. And my kids do the bare minimum and take a bus to and from school. [/quote]

Same.  I thought it too and then came high school.  Would you tell them they can’t join the high school sports team? Practices have been at random times all of August, during the workday or evening.  Preseason practice was in June and July.  No, he can’t bike there with all of the equipment and it’s far.  It will be easier once school starts and we only have to pick up since practice is after school.

It complicates things because I still have a child in elementary who plays rec sports.  This means 1-2 practices in the evening and a game.  That’s not over scheduled but it can seem like a lot of driving to drop off at the field or gym, go to the HS to pick up, go back to the field of gym to pick up.  I can’t put the younger one in an Uber yet.  We really try to carpool and all of us are counting the days until my oldest can drive.  [/quote]

I'm sure your son could probably bike to practice. They make specialized sports backpacks for transporting equipment (rackets, sticks, shoes, outfits, etc.) via bicycle. If you are talking about football pads or something, then you can store those inside your school. Contact the athletic director for a sports locker. What is too far? My kids biked to practices that were anywhere from 2 miles to 7 miles. Just consider it extra conditioning. [/quote]

The football players have to be there at 6am in the summer.  [b]They are not biking miles in the dark.[/b]  I guess we could load the bike, unload it and have him bike home after intensively working out for several hours but no thanks.  I’ll pay for Uber if we can’t get him.  He doesn’t need extra conditioning and I’m not complaining.   [/quote]

Why not?  My son had flashing lights for his headlight and taillight on the bike.  How far away is the school from your house?  If you are not complaining about driving him, then go for it.  But if you need another option, there is one easily within reach.[/quote]

The vast majority of roads in the country, and the DMV, are not safe for bicyclists.   I wouldn’t let my kid bike many routes.

- bike commuter[/quote]

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