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Aug 11, 2022
1:33:10pm

ChiCityCoug All-American

Safe to walk?

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ChiCityCoug

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Second day of school today and my kids riding the bus are getting home almost 90 minutes after school gets out. We live

supertux Nice.

8/11/22 1:31pm

RE: Second day of school today and my kids riding the bus are getting home

JAGA97

8/11/22 1:32pm

Safe to walk?

ChiCityCoug

8/11/22 1:33pm

2 miles?

shimmy

8/11/22 1:34pm

Not even uphill both ways in the snow?

JAGA97

8/11/22 1:36pm

Residential 2 miles is different than busy road 2 miles.

ChiCityCoug

8/11/22 2:26pm

Elementary school. There is a sidewalk but it's along a really busy road and crosses an even busier one. Mom can

supertux

8/11/22 1:37pm

Where is this at?

8/11/22 1:39pm

Orange County FL

supertux

8/11/22 1:40pm

We live half a mile from my son's elementary school. It's close enough to walk or bike, but he has to cross one really

durandal

8/11/22 1:41pm

part of the reason we bought this house was it was walking distance to elementary school. Half mile is along a busy-ish

supertux

8/11/22 1:43pm

Same distance but two busy roads for us, so we pick up/drop off.

BYUtka

8/11/22 1:46pm

Bike?

Tank's Dad

8/11/22 1:35pm

My kids ended up at a charter school that opened up right by our house. I didn't particularly love the school but it

Pete

8/11/22 1:37pm

Dang, that's a lot of wasted time. Can they ride bikes or get picked up?

durandal

8/11/22 1:38pm

Can't ride bikes. Used to ride bikes to closer school before we were rezoned. Can be picked up, but that's up to mom

supertux

8/11/22 1:39pm

Sounds like not a lot of great options. Hope you guys get it figure out.

durandal

8/11/22 1:42pm

Hopefully it will get better as a few things happen. 1. other parents start picking up/dropping off. 2. Drivers getting

supertux

8/11/22 1:47pm

It’s insane. We are in Orange County as well

MitchRapp

8/11/22 2:00pm

I can’t believe how much time kids waste sitting on a school bus. My SIL only

aussiecoug

8/11/22 1:38pm

I’m sure lots of life lessons are learned during those rides.

8/11/22 1:44pm

Dang...another 90 mins at home without kids

braddahmike

8/11/22 1:49pm

Are they also one of the first ones picked up so have a long bus ride to school?

JayOwen

8/11/22 1:50pm

No actually I think they are near the end in both cases. Their pickup is a few minutes later this year than last.

supertux

8/11/22 1:53pm

My kids began riding their bikes to school in first grade

HiLife

8/11/22 2:16pm

I'm all for the kids riding their bikes when it's practical. This ride isn't unfortunately.

supertux

8/11/22 2:17pm

ebikes are great for older kids too

runnincoug

8/11/22 4:29pm

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