The kidlet is both more cautious than I would've been (I would've been taking public transit all the time if it had been an option for me.) and more cautious than I would be for her.
I understand how safe things like the buses and the Metro are both because of personal experience and the ability to read and understand statistics. She's still young enough for many things to be brand new. She's yet to travel truly on her own, so even though she's ridden the public bus and Metro a lot, she's never done it By Herself, and so it's weird and scary. And she's gotten the message from everywhere that the world is a Weird and Scary Place, even though we regularly show her that it isn't really.
Kids don't generally travel on their own any more, any where outside of the local area without at least one adult present. Sometimes, that adult is an older sibling/other relative and only barely older (and not necessarily the most mature person in the group) but 16 year olds, going camping for a weekend, not happening. Leaving the country on their own? Totally not happening. The parents would be considered neglectful and wrecklessly endangering their kids.
Kids 16 and up are still allowed to stay over night at home without parents. Though, I think that could also vary according to jurisdiction. Some places may be stricter.
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I understand how safe things like the buses and the Metro are both because of personal experience and the ability to read and understand statistics. She's still young enough for many things to be brand new. She's yet to travel truly on her own, so even though she's ridden the public bus and Metro a lot, she's never done it By Herself, and so it's weird and scary. And she's gotten the message from everywhere that the world is a Weird and Scary Place, even though we regularly show her that it isn't really.
Kids don't generally travel on their own any more, any where outside of the local area without at least one adult present. Sometimes, that adult is an older sibling/other relative and only barely older (and not necessarily the most mature person in the group) but 16 year olds, going camping for a weekend, not happening. Leaving the country on their own? Totally not happening. The parents would be considered neglectful and wrecklessly endangering their kids.
Kids 16 and up are still allowed to stay over night at home without parents. Though, I think that could also vary according to jurisdiction. Some places may be stricter.