And how many were kidnapped while walking to school? We're probably talking in the neighborhood of a dozen, if that.
I've noticed this even in my small IL town. We homeschool and live across the street from the local elementary school. The drives there are crammed with parents picking up and dropping off their kids at the start and end of school, despite a good chunk of the town being within easy walking distance of the school.
I remember walking .6 miles just to get to the bus stop when I was growing up. In sub-zero (F) Michigan weather sometimes. And sometimes I'd walk/jog home 4 miles from school after track/CC practice w. books and all. We wonder why kids are getting obese?
Wake up. It’s 2009. If you are happy having your child be one of that insignificant “speck” that get grabbed, hey, more power to you. But you are a fool.