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Jock Green wrote:
It's modern life I'm afraid. The days when children would be let out to
roam distant streets all day are long gone.

No it isnt, plenty still do that. Just noticed a pair of them on Saturday
hooning around on their scooters, only because one of them had a
hell of a loud cackle revving up his mate as he zoomed past him.

In a civilised country, they don't allow children to drive such scooters.

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