When you think of the Netherlands ... children here is the level of independence kids have. In the U.S., the thought of letting a child walk to school or take public transportation alone can ...

with children walking or biking to school, or dashing between cars and hopping in and out of buses while parents in cars drop kids off. And unfortunately, traffic crashes can and do happen.

told me that when a large group of neighborhood families started biking to his children’s former elementary school, morning drop-off turned into a “wonderful,” joy-filled affair. Kids ...

Parents may like the idea of their children biking to school, in theory. But with streets—and drivers—that often seem hostile to cyclists, the idea of sending kids off on their own can be terrifying.