Originally Posted by
rachel120
I really hate to be one of those "uphill, in the snow, both ways" people, but when I was going to school the buses wouldn't pick up anyone who lived less than one mile from the school, hardly anyone's parents weren't working and could drive a kid, there were no crossing guards...and yet we survived. Why do today's little precious snowflakes need crossing guards and buses just a few blocks from the school and all this chauffeuring?
Crossing guards have been around for ages. Not every school has them. Ours don't and our neighborhood and school are only a few years old. Our school buses also won't pick up our kids because they are too close (<1mile). We also survived without seatbelts or much vehicle safety in general. No bike helmets either. In fact you would have absolutely no chance at a social life if you wore a bike helmet as a kid where I grew up.
Surviving isn't always the bar you should shoot for. Go ahead and toss your bike helmet in the trash, the odds are still in your favor that you survive.