I went to a seminar over 12 years ago where the main speaker, a doyen of children's play, showed a presentation slide of an old, Victorian-looking man and asked the audience who he was and why he was important regarding children and play. No-one knew the answer. It turned out that he had been responsible for creating and implementing the Highways Act and that children, as a result, were no longer so able to play in the streets due to the danger of traffic.
In contrast, I grew up in a concrete new town that was built around the ethos that no child should ever have to cross the road. It was a plethora of bridges and underpasses - great 60s design. There were plenty of open spaces so I could play fairly safely, but I grew up with little road sense.
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