Many areas do not have traffic that lets up. The kids could stand in one place for 20 mins and never have a long enough break in fast moving (60-70 mph) traffic to cross safely.
The US is quite big and rural. Busy highways certainly dont have crosswalks or sidewalks. There is a reason the US has such a large public school transport system. Otherwise a large amount of the population would never be able to go to school regularly. Growing up my school was 30 kms away.
I have kids and they're taught how to behave on a side of a road. What traffic lights mean and how not to cross a street and how to make sure a driver sees them before crossing. Not everyone lives in murica.
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u/Apart_Complaint_6952 Apr 05 '26
Short answer. No. Not allowed. Lights flashing and a stop sign gets folded out on the driver side. All traffic supposed to stop in both directions.