We’d grab our bikes and ride across town. If they saw our bikes were gone they knew we’d be back later.
After the abduction and murder of two local girls, this wasn’t so accepted anymore. Kids were still out and about, but you’d get grilled about where you go, who you’re with, where are you coming home. You were supposed to be at someone’s house, mum would call and make sure that’s where you were.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bega_schoolgirl_murders
I don’t see any kids out around town anymore now though. Just the ones that walk from the bus stop to their house after school. That might just say more about todays youth culture though.
I’d ride across 8 lanes of road at the busiest intersection to get to my friends house and my parents didn’t care. I also had a few hours a week at a pet store when I was 12, so I could bike to my friends house and we’d just order pizza and hand out during the summer.
We’d grab our bikes and ride across town. If they saw our bikes were gone they knew we’d be back later.
After the abduction and murder of two local girls, this wasn’t so accepted anymore. Kids were still out and about, but you’d get grilled about where you go, who you’re with, where are you coming home. You were supposed to be at someone’s house, mum would call and make sure that’s where you were. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bega_schoolgirl_murders
I don’t see any kids out around town anymore now though. Just the ones that walk from the bus stop to their house after school. That might just say more about todays youth culture though.
Holy shit that is heartbreaking. Thanks for responding to the topic but it’s a rough article.
I didn’t know these two girls because they were a few years older, but I knew other kids who did know them. Wasn’t good.
This is one of the reasons cars have such a chokehold, kids don’t bike places as often because of safety concerns.
I’d ride across 8 lanes of road at the busiest intersection to get to my friends house and my parents didn’t care. I also had a few hours a week at a pet store when I was 12, so I could bike to my friends house and we’d just order pizza and hand out during the summer.