Originally Posted by noisebeam

Of course. My son's top choice for public school next year is 1mi from our home. It crosses one high traffic 7 lane road, but the road there is otherwise two lane & quiet except for school drop off traffic. He will definitely cycle there.
But if he doesn't get top choice it will be too far and busy for him to ride alone and no bus service. That would mean I would have to drive him there AND stop my 14 years of daily cycle commuting to work. Lottery but the odds are good.