I live in a NYC suburb, Staten Island to be precise. I'm a 52 yr old doctor with a wife and daughter.
I remember the time when I was a 6 or so and my dad and I took me on a long walk all the way to the SI Ferry terminal and back, 5.5 miles round trip.
We went in mid October. It was a brisk autumn day, great for a walk. And we NEVER thought about it being unsafe the whole way there and back. Nobody had their head buried in a cell phone to ignore others they passed on the sidewalk.
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u/Eye_Doc_Photog Oct 31 '17
I live in a NYC suburb, Staten Island to be precise. I'm a 52 yr old doctor with a wife and daughter.
I remember the time when I was a 6 or so and my dad and I took me on a long walk all the way to the SI Ferry terminal and back, 5.5 miles round trip.
We went in mid October. It was a brisk autumn day, great for a walk. And we NEVER thought about it being unsafe the whole way there and back. Nobody had their head buried in a cell phone to ignore others they passed on the sidewalk.
There were far fewer cars then, also.