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OP here again.

OK, I have a solution!

DS could go to the nearby library to wait for me, it's even closer and there's only one, much safer road to cross.

Do you think public libraries allow 9 year olds to read/do homework in the children's section, even if they're unaccompanied?

Thanks for all your advice!

(BTW I agree with 19:09 that safety is primarily reducing distractions. I was talking to my friend when I got hit by a car at 10 years old. I should have heard it even if I couldn't see (we were crossing at the top of a hill and round a bend) but I didn't because of our conversation.)

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I used to work as a children's librarian and our library rule was that kids over 8 could be unattended in the children's section.  If you want him to go there every day, I'd have a chat with the children's librarian about their policy.  If a parent had asked me, I'd have said it was fine but clarified that we are not babysitters and he needed to behave appropriately. [/quote]

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