[xrikcus]

To be fair, here in Menlo Park, CA, children of this age bike or walk half a mile to school all the time as well. It's not very different from when I lived in the London suburbs and walked myself 30 years ago. This isn't really a US/Europe split.

[metadat]

Seconded, I'm also in MP and kids 6 years old and up play out in the street to their heart's content.