Fewer children are cycling and walking to school. More children are being dropped off at school by car.
More cars and less cyclists ultimately results in less safe conditions for cyclists.
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>>>>> Fewer children are cycling and walking to school. More children are being dropped off at school by car.
I'm actually astounded by this. I grew up in a fairly typical suburban neighborhood, and everybody walked to school. A few weeks before I started kindergarten, my mom walked me to school, to make sure I knew the way. The kids who got driven to school, were teased for it.
Today, every kid in that neighborhood gets driven. There's a long line of cars in front of the school, and the amount of traffic is cited as a reason why it's no longer safe to walk.
When I went to school, the bike racks were large and jammed with bikes. These days, there's maybe one 6 foot rack for the whole school, with 3 bikes in it.