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I'm interested in promoting reduction of time spent in the car as another way to help prevent the injuries and deaths of kids in autos. What do you all think?
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Unregistered said:I would like to add that when I speak of changing lifestyle habits I don’t necessarily mean moving to a big city or biking all over town. I’m talking about small changes like reducing or maximizing errands, driving on safer roads and limiting driving during poor conditions, choosing activates, schools and shopping that are closer to home and living more simply in general. I’ve been doing some poking around and I see very little (if any) encouragement for parents to limit driving for any type of motivation, let alone the safety of their kids.
Unregistered said:I bring up ice and snow especially because I have seen first hand how much has changed concerning driving in snow in just 10 years. When I was a kid back in the Baltimore/Washington area we were all snowed in for DAYS and it was FUN, by the way! I was just there for the first big winter snow and everybody was out driving. The snow didn’t stop anyone from giving it a try. All the stores were open (not just the essential ones). I mean you could go shopping in a specialty boutique during a 12 inch snowstorm…strange, no?
Another example was my stepmother going to Target for milk. Target was about 20 minutes away from the house and there were about 5,000 places inbetween including one walking distance from the house.
And, CPSDarren, I agree (obviously) that cars do strange things to people. They seem to encourage abuse because I think many people take them completely for granted (especially in the US where they are so inexpensive to operate!).
I know that I’m on a rant but I just feel strongly that or modern car culture has surpassed contributing the quality of our lives and is now entering into the realm of having serious negative impact on many, many aspects of our lives including our safety.
They've even taken snow days!
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