Ten things to do to make our communities better

Chicago Sun-Times | July 31, 2003| | Copyright

days of summer, I offer 10 things we could do to make our neighborhoods safer.

1. Stop letting children play unsupervised.

Forget about letting them ride scooters and bikes, even on the side streets. Make bike riding a family outing. Unfortunately, I never learned to ride a bike, so family bike outings were not an option. As a result, more than one of my children had a bike snatched. Still, I count myself lucky. They could have been run over by a drunken driver.

2. Cross at the intersection, especially when pushing a stroller or holding a child's hand.

Children learn by watching adults. ...

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