Life is all about learning. That goes for me, and also for all the kids living in my neighborhood.
Before starting to work I usually go for a short 15 minute walk, enjoying the sunrise and the blue sky. I can walk around our gated community in about 15 minutes and walking from the one side to the other probably takes about 5 minutes. (I used google maps to calculate the walking time and I cannot get passed 5 minutes...unless I have to do multiple loops..) Nevertheless, I see parents driving their kids to the front gate where they wait for the kids to be picked up by the school bus! Kids would probably walk slower that I do, so let's say parents have to walk 7 minutes (worst case) to take their kids to the front gate...
Kids will learn that it is "normal" to take the car to drive 0.2 miles, parents miss their morning walk and their free exercise, wasting gas because most parents let their engine running while they wait for the bus and wave their kids goodbye..
Stop driving, start walking... sigh
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