When did you learn how to cross the street.....alone?

@lady1993 (27225)
Philippines
November 9, 2010 6:08am CST
My close friend recently knew how to cross the street alone- she's 16. I learned to cross the street alone when I was in 5th or 6th grade.It's kind of late too..because I was always crossing the street with my mom who was a bit protective of me since we had an accident when I was in 2nd grade. It was a bit scary at first, with all the cars and trucks..but it that experience was a bit nice too..becoming independent and stuff..What about you?
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21 responses
• Philippines
31 Mar 13
The first time I crossed the street alone was when I was in grade 1. My mother never allowed me to cross the street alone when I was still young but I secretly crossed the street every time I needed to go to the store to buy toys and food. I knew at that time that I still didn't know how to safely cross the street but I just got lucky that there was no accident that happened to me.
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@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
9 Apr 13
You are quite lucky.. In my school ,it was the vendors who got near the gate to sell food to the kids so we won't need to cross the street anymore.. Anyway.. the road in our school is just one way- so it's narrow and safer.
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
15 Dec 12
hi, actually i have learned to across the street alone when i was in grade six in elementary,i was a graduating during that time when i have learned that,and practiced for four years in my secondary level,but of course even i grew up now i still careful to across the streets.
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@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
24 Dec 12
Yeah, even until now we should be careful to cross the streets, and even as we grow older, the streets we cross seem to wider and more dangerous, literally. When i got to college i was scared to cross at first since the road was wide and the jeeps were huge.
@Cutie18f (9551)
• Philippines
10 Nov 10
I can't remember anymore. Nowadays it is not easy to be crossing streets because of the busy traffic of vehicles.
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
24 Dec 12
Yes, definitely... when i got to college i had to get used to the wider road and even more cars and passenger vehicles.. some of them are even speeding.. I am quite hesitant to cross at times, especially if i am alone.
@surekharathi (14146)
• India
24 Dec 12
Very difficult for me to remember the day when I cross the street alone. I not remember but yes I can say when I drive my vehicle scooty.
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
27 Dec 12
Oh, you can drive a vehicle.. that's so nice.. i am quite old now and i still do not know how to drive. We may not have a car r anything,but i think it i still a necessity to learn it for emergency situations.
@Messyrax (147)
10 Nov 10
I started crossing streets alone when i was about 7 years. i had to cross the street to get to school and didnt like it when my mother tried to help me cross the street. We used to laugh to kids being helped to cross the street by their parents at that age, so i had to do it alone not to be laughed at!
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
24 Dec 12
Oh, that's sad.. when i was that age, there were still some kids who were bing sent and fetched by their parents or designated drivers.. Well, it is better to b safe than sorry.
• China
10 Nov 10
I learned to cross the street alone when I was 7 years old . When I went to primary school,I needed to cross the street everyday without vacation. The main street is across between my house and school.
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
24 Dec 12
Oh, that's early.. so your school is quite near.. I don't think my mom would have ever let me cross the street at that age.. i see some kids do that, and i have heard some of them getting hit.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
9 Nov 10
i learned it when i was probably close to my first year of high school! ha ha our school was just around the corner so no crossing required, we did have cars so every time we go out we just have the car ready and parked conveniently... :D
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
24 Dec 12
Oh, i would have loved it if our house was also close to the school , then i would not have to wake up early anymore.
@argytrans (225)
• United States
10 Nov 10
When I was at 3rd grade on elementary school I can learn to cross the street by myself because my family just move and my home is in front of the main street but the traffic is less
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
24 Dec 12
Oh, thats' safe i guess. Crossing the road would not be dangerous at all, if only no vehicles would be speeding up..
@babyEj (1522)
• Philippines
10 Nov 10
When we , I and my brother, were in 1st grade, we used to go school with friends. So I experience crossing the road with friends until I got to go alone sometimes if I'm going home late because of school extra curricular activities.
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
24 Dec 12
Oh, so it is not that dangerous, since you are with your freinds, it is a fun experience instead. Practice makes perfect.
• Philippines
10 Nov 10
I learned how to cross the street by myself when I was about 13 years old. Before that, my mother was always protective and holding my hand. She would repeatedly tell me 'always look to your left, pause, then look to your right'. It was scary at first, and sometimes to this day, I still get wary sometimes especially when it's a very busy street. I always keep in my mind what my mom said whenever I cross the street.
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
24 Dec 12
Yeah, we are quite the same.. although i did learn it with my friends earlier since my mom allowed me to go home with them when i was in 4th or 5th grade.. about time. I wasn't so scared since i held my friend's hand.
@Jiabsa (511)
• India
10 Nov 10
I was born and brought up in a clam and a beautiful village. I was going to school alone and i had to cross the road to reach in school. I learned to cross the road when i was in 1st grade. Because there were very few number of vehicles on the road. No parents in my village were worrying for sending their children to school alone, because all of them knew that their children should be safe in that area.
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
24 Dec 12
Oh, that is okay.. since it is quite a safe road.. nowadays the roads are crammed with lots of vehicles and many people just cross anywhere.. some are not so careful too.
@rinfour (250)
• Philippines
9 Nov 10
I grew up near a main thoroughfare, so I learned how to cross the street pretty easily. LOL I guess I was in the 2nd or 3rd grade when I learned how to cross the street alone. I was the youngest in the family, so they were sort of used to having children cross the road.
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
24 Dec 12
Oh, i guess that is good. Even kids nowadays learn how to cross streets at an early age here since they just go with the older kids, but it does worry me sometimes..since they are so little.
• United States
10 Nov 10
My parents were so overly protective! They did that thing where you have to hold hands together and look both sides. And my parents made me look both sides for such a long time! My parents never did actually allow me to cross the street alone, but I kinda had to force them to let me. One day, we went to the park and we were going to cross the street to get home. I rushed ahead and already made it to the crosswalk. My parents were so far behind that I just decided to cross. And there ya go! They decided to let me cross by myself from then on.
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
10 Nov 10
Ha ha..good thing you made a move to prove that you can cross the street without holding hands with your parents, although what you did was a bit dangerous...
@shengkay (16)
• Philippines
10 Nov 10
I learned to cross the street alone when i was in my 1st grade (6years old. I gol to school alone. No school bus or whatever. I commute.
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
24 Dec 12
Wow, that is quite young.. Your parents must be quite busy to let you just go to school alone at that age.. weren't you scared at all.. i am quite scared for you.
@nanayangel (7879)
• Philippines
9 Nov 10
Hi there Lady 1993! I learned how to cross a street alone, a highway actually, when I was eleven years old. I had to since when I was nine, my parents got separated and I had to spend weekdays with my father since I am studying near their house and on weekends, I go to my mother's.
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
9 Nov 10
I'm sorry about you parents and thanks for sharing.. A highway is quite a dangerous road to cross.
• Philippines
9 Nov 10
Out of curiosity for the places located east of the highway in our town, I crossed the highway alone. I was around 6 that time and nearly lost my way home if not for the tall building that I've seen which I think is beside the highway. I was excited and anxious combined but eventually I discovered the highway so is my path home. The silence that prevailed did much help since it cushioned me to think a clue on how to get back.
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
9 Nov 10
Thank you for sharing your experience... you were really oung, at that gae my mom wouldn't let me go anywhere alone. Good thing you were smart enough tofind your way back..Kudos to you.
• Thailand
9 Nov 10
i was living in a peaceful country when i was young. so i needn't to cross the street...because there is no car, no truct, no motor in my country. when i grow up, go to university and now i go to work, i think cross the street is very dangerous.especially, in my country there was a lot of vehicle in the street. if your friend is 16, i think she can cross the street well. everything we must learn to stand here. so, it's always good for us to be independent!
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
9 Nov 10
yes I agree with you..sometime in our life all of us should have to learn to become independent, because we don't really have anyone to count on but ourselves. there are also lots of vehicles in our country now too, and lots of pollution.
@akari77 (123)
• Philippines
9 Nov 10
I learned how to cross the street alone when i was 10. I remember when i tried it and my father asked me not to do it again. I was scared that time. lol.
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
24 Dec 12
Oh, yeah, that would be bad since you didn't tell your parents about it.
• China
9 Nov 10
I learner how to cross the street alone at er... at 7 that time I was in grade 1. I think it's a fantastic feeling it means I can control my life.
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
24 Dec 12
Oh, yes, it is one of those good feelings when we achieve it. It feels like we are free.
@kimloy (9)
9 Nov 10
i learned to cross the street when i was in 2nd grade. . . well, it was just me wanting to roam around everywhere i want alone and that pushes me to cross the traffic and overcoming my fear.
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
24 Dec 12
OH, i never really wanted to wander alone and everything, and those vehicles were just gigantic to me.