tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3949781078882383341.post182432141307073874..comments2023-10-19T01:13:47.983+09:00Comments on Tokyo By Bike : Cycling in Tokyo and around Japan: Walk Your Bike to School DayByron Kiddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11827875619267980053noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3949781078882383341.post-42572012384081956062010-05-05T21:44:40.147+09:002010-05-05T21:44:40.147+09:00The school is protecting itself from what is refer...The school is protecting itself from what is referred to as "Monster Parents" in Japan. If an accident did occur on the way to school parents immediately try to lay the blame on the school and then expect compensation regardless of the facts surrounding the accident.<br /><br />I was speaking to one of my daughters friends father at the park today as our children played. He said he attended the same school and rode his bicycle to school every day. He'd never really thought about why cycling to school had been banned until I bought it up, and can not remember when the ban came into effect.<br /><br />Just another example of the simple freedoms in life that are being taken away from the majority due to the actions of a selfish minority.Byron Kiddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11827875619267980053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3949781078882383341.post-65386222903229918692010-05-04T00:24:15.932+09:002010-05-04T00:24:15.932+09:00What would be the reason for children in Japan not...What would be the reason for children in Japan not to ride their bike to school if they are allowed on weekends for short trips on their own? <br /><br />Not surprisingly there are near empty bike racks at the schools I pass by on bike where we are in Vancouver. On the rare occasion I do see the regular parent cycling with their child to school/daycare. But these schools tend to be located in quieter residential neighbourhoods and where it is near a signed on road bike route.Jeanhttp://www.thirdwavecyclingblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com