Children Should Be Able To Walk On The Road

How cars took over the commons and made children afraid to play

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During lockdown I was able to let go of my children’s hands. They could just wander down the road, and I could just chill. It was such a liberating feeling, even under lockdown. I wondered, why can’t it always be like this? Why can’t our children walk on the road?

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Indrajit (Indi) Samarajiva is a Sri Lankan writer. Follow me at www.indi.ca, or just email me at indi@indi.ca.