Across the country, parents are expressing a mix of enthusiasm, contrition and uncertainty about the trendy mode of transportation.

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“As teens take to cars, parents ask: Is this freedom or danger?”

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“As teens wear shoes and leave the house, parents ask: is this freedom or danger?”

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“As teens start doing homework, parents ask: is this freedom or danger?”

Danger, clearly. We shouldn’t have encouraged them off the ebikes.

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As teens take to sidewalks…

As teens take to malls…

As teens take to wilderness trails…

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, we live in a society that threatens to take kids away from their parents for letting them walk to the post office.

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