Quote Originally Posted by Veronica View Post
Maybe the Dutch aren't as fanatical about "protecting" their children. I teach at a suburban school and most of the students live within a mile of the school in a neighborhood with sidewalks and bike lanes. Still many parents insist on driving their kids because "it's not safe for them to walk to school."

Veronica
That's a laugh… my husband's bike commute goes by a school. He says the kids are most in danger from harried parents driving like nuts to drop their kids off at school - He even hard to shout at a woman to stop one morning because she nearly ran over two kiddos crossing the street. She whined that she didn't see them. Ummm kids in front of a school.. just after you've let your own out of the car - you didn't expect this?! He says it's the worst part of his commute.