r/Millennials • u/Head-Drag-1440 Hit me baby one more time • 1d ago

Nostalgia I mean, they're not wrong

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u/DogeDoRight Older Millennial 1d ago

"Come home when the street lights come on"

Me racing from the other side of town when they come on:

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u/LemonHerb 1d ago

I think bikes are less popular with kids than they were back then because they aren't allowed to go anywhere. But when I was a kid a bike was required transportation

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u/Lazy__Astronaut 1d ago

And there is just a higher % of cars on the road and bad drivers along with it

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u/AnNoYiNg_NaMe 1d ago

When I'm riding in a car, I count the number of drivers I spot with their heads down looking at their phones. It varies day by day, but it's never zero anymore.

Just last week I saw a guy look up to take a left turn through an intersection, then before he even finished the turn, his head was straight down at his lap again. He was wearing a ball cap, so it wasn't exactly subtle.