@yadid Yes. My town and my neighboring town had less than 10k people. My high-school had a graduating class of about 100 give or take. We had one stop light in town just for log trucks.
This happened in the mid 2000s.
@notloveisnotjesus This is such a hard question for me personally.
At 10 I was able to roam my small town on bike and at my leisure and stay home alone during daytime for 6+ hours.It felt safe and it was wonderful to have that experience. I just had to tell an adult where I was going. If an...