Is walking the streets that dangerous?

[Four Cofffee]

My neighbour has been ill on and off the last week resulting in me and her step father taking the 16 year old son to and fro school 2 miles away, and bringing him back. I didn't mind on the first day doing both the journey to and fro school as she didn't know until just before he was due to leave that she wasn't well enough. But apparently he can't walk to school because it is 'too dangerous' for him to be walking the streets lone. We are in semi rural Yorkshire, not the inner city, there is a footpath all the way and he is over 6 feet tall FFS. Hubby was called home from a long distance work trip to do the run yesterday as I was away on business, and had he not been able to come home they were going to keep him off school.

I am rehearsing my script for telling her where to go for when she asks this coming week as hubby needs to be in Scotland and I work from home and had to juggle my plans this week to suit her school run. To my knowledge he has NEVER used public transport except for a handful of local journies with a gang of mates.

When did we get to the point where this is possible that 2 otherwise intelligent and grounded parents won't let a strapping 16 year old walk to school?

[chim]

That is very extreme, I would politely tell them to feck off

[dickymint]

Absolutely shocking.

At 6 I was walking a mile and a half to school with my mates. At 13 I was walking three miles to school because i would spend the bus money on fags.

Kids today hu

[Shaw Tarse]

Isn't he old enough to ride a moped?

[CaptainSlow]

I did think this thread was going to be about something completely different.

[MX7]

That's crazy. 16 years old? Tell them to stop reading the Daily Mail.

[Digger]

Do they not sell bicyclist machinery in Yorkshire?

[Four Cofffee]

Shaw Tarse said:

Isn't he old enough to ride a moped?

Atre you mad! How dangerous is that with the bum-rapist, chid abducting car drivers about?

[Cotty]

Digger said:

Do they not sell bicyclist machinery in Yorkshire?

Have they discovered the wheel yet?

[robsco]

Cotty said:

Digger said:

Do they not sell bicyclist machinery in Yorkshire?

Have they discovered the wheel yet?

Yes we have, it makes it easier for the horses to pull our carts.

[TheEnd]

Ah, precious kid syndrome...

[Mr GrimNasty]

Taxi.

[PHmember]

I thought you were going to say the kid was about 10, but 16!! Jesus wept.

[Disco You]

What a mummy's boy.

[g3org3y]

That kid is going to get a hell of a shock when/if he goes to uni.

[Gusanita]

g3org3y said:

That kid is going to get a hell of a shock when/if he goes to uni.

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Not necessarily. My parents were/are the same but I've always been incredibly independent. It'll only be a problem if he likes things the way they are.

[Cotty]

Gusanita said:

g3org3y said:

That kid is going to get a hell of a shock when/if he goes to uni.

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Not necessarily. My parents were/are the same but I've always been incredibly independent. It'll only be a problem if he likes things the way they are.

Just has to learn things change

[toxgobbler]

Is he unpopular and keep getting beaten?

[Acehood]

I was walking to school by the time I was about 10. It was about 1.5miles away and I never had any problems.

Now I'm a big boy (24) I walk about at all hours and have no problems from anyone. Even the local chavs, who spend their time drinking at the local park, give me no trouble whatsoever.

[The real Apache]

Tell the parents to stop watching Crimewatch, get off the sofa and go down the local