It’s not just you. School car pickup lines are getting longer, and one major reason is larger catchment areas. Catchment refers to the area serviced by a school. As we’ve become more reliant on cars, we’ve transitioned away from small neighborhood schools toward larger regional schools. That means longer drives, longer bus rides, and fewer kids who can realistically walk or bike to school. Larger schools + larger catchments + more kids arriving by car = a lot more concentrated traffic. #History #todayilearned #anthropology #learnontiktok #education