There is apparently a phenomenon in the US now, where parents drive to the school individually to pick up and drop off their children at the beginning and end of the day. Some people I work with even take time off from working to do this. When the parents descend on the school each day there’s insane traffic, cars lined up for miles, all idling their engines. What happened to school buses?

  • jonjennings@lemmy.caEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    You can’t expect parents to let their kids WALK to school can you? It’s not safe - there’s so many cars around! 🙄

    • branchial@feddit.deEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      The yellow school bus is like one of the most recognised US specific object. I thought they were standard issue in the US lol

    • Fredselfish @lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      My kids walk to school and we live 4 blocks from the school. I have always allowed mine to walk. Even when they were in elementary school.

      I walked to school no reason they can’t. And today it’s easier because they have phones I can track them on.