Having recently moved to an LA suburb I was excited to be in a "family community." My new area does not have sidewalks everywhere, we live close to our school and so we walk out child to school.
We literally hug the curb as cars come barreling down the hill at a speed I'm pretty sure is over 25MPH.
We have a crosswalk guard who confessed to me a month ago, she' surprised no one has been killed walking or dropping their kid off at school. Yikes.
I started talking to other parents and they all shook their heads, yes, saying they too had noticed how fast people were driving through the neighborhoods, I would safely say some go 40.
I also spoke to one mom who said she could walk, BUT DID NOT FEEL SAFE doing so. That's nuts.
Do you feel safe walking your kid to school?
I called the local non-emergency sheriff's number and he said he would send some patrol guys over to ticket. I said great but more then that I really just want a switch in the drivers minds to happen.
I started going off on my tangent with the crosswalk and another mom. The mom snarked, they won't change. I asked her, don't you think they'd feel bad if they killed a kid? I asked her if she thought people would still be flying if more then 1/2 million Americans had died in airplanes since 9/11. I saw her mind change gears. Her face softened. She got my perspective.
I'd love to hear from you. How is your child's drop off? Do you walk to school? Do people speed in your neighborhoods?