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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Besides all the other silly premises...[b] the idea that neighborhood surroundings (drivers, people, etc) are any different now [/b]then they were 30 years ago is plain dumb. The issue is kids being over-nannied and not given opportunities to learn, making them awkward and not able to handle a simple bike ride or a few hours home alone.    [/quote]

Hard disagree. [/quote]

+1 for examine They didn't commonly have huge SUVs that you can't see over so good never know of there's a child in front of your vehicle[/quote]

Have you never ridden in a Cadillac from the 70s/80s? You are just making assumptions without any experience. Traffic safety stats prove you objectively wrong. [/quote]

DP and my family had a big boat Caddy in the 80s so I do know what you are saying about visibility, but those giant cars weren't as ubiquitous as SUVs and crossovers are now. Most cars were sedans and even most luxury vehicles were small. Having a Cadillac was a weird anomaly. It's not like now where there are really very few sedans, tons of cross-overs, and tons of large SUVs on a truck base.

I also think the biggest issue with driving/traffic safety now is that everyone is distracted on their phones -- drivers, pedestrians, cyclists. We have lots more safety features now (seatbelts, back up cams, auto brake, etc.) but there are still a lot of traffic fatalities because people aren't really paying attention to driving. There's less drunk driving but more high driving. I definitely trust drivers around my kids less now than my parents trusted them around me when I was a kid, and I think I have good reason to be more worried. [/quote]

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