Are kids back in school?
This is somewhat off topic but relates to traffic and bike riding. School started a couple weeks ago in my community. But I dont see any kids walking down the street. The local grade school is literally two blocks from my house. Sadly, nearly every kid from kindergarten to senior in high school gets driven to school.
I sometimes get caught riding in the pick up mania when school lets out in the afternoon. I'll be riding along when suddenly traffic gets super heavy. Big back ups of cars leading to the front door of whatever school I pass by. The other day Traffic was backed up for 3/4 of a mile. Every car had mom and one child in the car. And the sidewalks are empty. What the heck happened?
Less school buses too. We used to get several buses coming down the street. Not anymore. We used to pay extra for school bus service for our kids. And now I think its been discontinued. Kids dont ride the bus!
Cars, cars, cars.