| "What are the environmental arguments for walking to school?" |
| "Are there legal guidelines regarding the age at which a child can walk to school on his own? " |
| There is no legal minimum age at which a child may walk to school on his own. It is up to parents to decide. In 1971 80% of children aged seven or eight walked to school on their own. Today, fewer than one in 10 do so. (Sources: One False Move... A Study Of Children's Independent Mobility, Mayer Hillman, John Adams and John Whitelegg and Dept for Transport.) There is now a growing body of evidence that the move to later independence is one of the main causes of our high teenage road accident statistics as children are not learning road safety from a young age. We recommend that during the last two years at primary school, parents could allow their child to walk to school with several friends. Or even follow the child discreetly on a number of occasions until they are confident that he can negotiate the journey on his own. |
| "How far is the average distance to school?" |
| "How many children walk to school?" |
| "How much does it cost each year to drive a child to school?" |
| "What are the facts about the risks of abduction?" |
| "What is the evidence that walking can have social benefits?" |
| "Surely it's better to be in a car than breathing in fumes on the street?" |
| "What are the health reasons for children to walk?" |
| "Why walk to school?" |
| "What is Walk to School Week?" |
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