English Freewrite

I think that todays society has become lazy. People will jump in the car to run to the store a block away. My Great grandma said that when she was a kid she would walk a mile to the bus stop rain or shine. Today the bus stop is no further than the end of the street in most cases. My Great grandparents said when they got married familys usually only had one car for the family. Even throughout their life together the only had one car to share. Today most families have multiple cars. Even my husband and I have three. Not only that but teenagers are getting cars of their own for their 16th birthday. I have a friend who just bought her son a car for his 16th birthday and he wanted to take it to school the other day. She said his school was just up the street a couple of blocks. She told him to catch a ride with his older sister who was driving to the same school. He made up all of these excuses why he couldn't ride with her and that he had to drive him self. The school was walking distance! I must admit if I had little kids I wouldn't let them walk to school or away from the house for saftey reasons. I walked to school when I was little but te world has become a dangeourus place espessialy for little kids. My grandma said when she was growing up she could leave the door unlocked when she would leave but today she locks the door even when she is in the house. I don't feel safe walking to far alone from all of the news stories of women getting raped and murdered. I think I would walk more i I felt safe. To close I think if people drove less and walked more it would be good for the earth and help with our polution problem but I htik the days of walking to the store have come to an end.