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this post was submitted on 08 Mar 2026
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Because a single news story about a single child being hit by a car on the walk to school was blown out of proportion and played on everyone's fears. Kids don't walk to school anymore.
What am I passing when I drive home every afternoon? Geese?
You are passing what's called "an anecdotal argument".
OP didn't back up their assertion with data. They don't see kids; I do see kids. It's all anecdotal.
Quick searching shows a CDC survey from 2017 estimating that a little over 15% of American kids walk to school. More recent data would require more time to find than I have right now, but even if it's as low as 1 in 10 now, that's still not nothing.
Well if it is in the afternoon then you are seeing them walk home from school.