SkyscraperCity Forum banner

Urban life for kids

3773 Views 21 Replies 10 Participants Last post by  DanielFigFoz
I found this

Japan stays this way, where kids can walk about safely.

Unlike other countries where young students are driven everywhere by parents fearful of dangers and crimes that may never happen.

read also this, published today.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/we...-the-247-lifestyle-20090721-drzc.html?page=-1
A longer piece on crime, fear and societal impacts, that also touches on how safe kids are walking the streets.
http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=11546#comments




how do you think?.
1 - 1 of 22 Posts
My parents didn't walk drop me off. They walked me everywhere. Even in Year 8 they walked me to school, atleast I had someone to talk to.
1 - 1 of 22 Posts
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Top