41 per cent of 5-10yrs old travel by car to school - how did you travel?
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ethel
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my primary school was a mile away, but the road was a unsafe single track, twisty country road. speed limit of 60 and no pavement.
my secondary school was about 6 miles away and the school ran a minibus to my village. the stop was beside the primary school, so i wasn't allowed to walk to it either.
my secondary school was about 6 miles away and the school ran a minibus to my village. the stop was beside the primary school, so i wasn't allowed to walk to it either.
moose
like some cat from Japan
Shippou-Sensei
4:1:2.5
i got driven
brixton to camberwell
i occasionally walked to a mates house then home but generally i was picked up
i took the tube for secondary
brixton to camberwell
i occasionally walked to a mates house then home but generally i was picked up
i took the tube for secondary
spring-peeper
Well-Known Member
I walked.
If you live(d) over a mile away, the school had to provide transportation.
It sucked if you live 1 mile and your next door neighbour is 1.02 miles away, s/he got a bus, you walked.
If you live(d) over a mile away, the school had to provide transportation.
It sucked if you live 1 mile and your next door neighbour is 1.02 miles away, s/he got a bus, you walked.
Hellsbells
World's best procrastinator
I grew up in Birmingham, not London, but still obviously a big city. I ALWAYS walked to primary school & I remember it being quite a long way - a good 40/45 min walk at least. I think, on ocassion, I'd get a lift with a friend's parents. I don't remember a single occasion when my own parents drove me in!
Secondary school - I got the bus the whole 5 years. It wasn't until 6th form that I realised it was actually only a really short walk
Secondary school - I got the bus the whole 5 years. It wasn't until 6th form that I realised it was actually only a really short walk
spacemonkey
I Love Noodles
Walked to Primary school, 2mins round the corner.
Got the bus to high school! It was always a nightmare, we constantly had the bus stopped by the Police due to the kids setting fire to things, lobbing stuff out of the windows at passing cars etc...
Got the bus to high school! It was always a nightmare, we constantly had the bus stopped by the Police due to the kids setting fire to things, lobbing stuff out of the windows at passing cars etc...
greencheese
Active Member
always walked to primary - bus to secondary. My kids do the same...they almost never get driven to school.
greencheese
Active Member
Walked to Primary school, 2mins round the corner.
Got the bus to high school! It was always a nightmare, we constantly had the bus stopped by the Police due to the kids setting fire to things, lobbing stuff out of the windows at passing cars etc...
I think you went to my school...
Fullyplumped
in a personal capacity
My mum took me to primary school on my first day, introduced me to the lollipop man, and after that I and my wee sister, when she started, were on our own. It was only a five minute walk near the city centre and only one main road to cross with the lollipop man. Our secondary school was in the same place as our primary. Even now, when I pass by my old school, I don't really see kids being dropped off by car because it's so congested. The kids all walk or take the bus or train, with the station only a couple of minutes from the school, but I don't think many kids live so far way that they would get a school bus.
free spirit
more tea vicar?
did they not have buses in wales when you were a kid or something?
I walked most of the time to primary school (with parent), walked to bus stop and got bus to and from middle school (at age of 9, by myself), then walked to high school. Think I may have got picked up after school by car some of the time in primary school, but not most of the time.
anecdotal evidence, most kids round here seem to get lifts to the primary school (now til age 11), but still walk / get bus to and from the high school.
I walked most of the time to primary school (with parent), walked to bus stop and got bus to and from middle school (at age of 9, by myself), then walked to high school. Think I may have got picked up after school by car some of the time in primary school, but not most of the time.
anecdotal evidence, most kids round here seem to get lifts to the primary school (now til age 11), but still walk / get bus to and from the high school.
scifisam
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I checked out my daughter's school today. 4 cars left between end of school and fifteen minutes aftwards (while I waited for my daughter to find her bloody bag). There might be more parents who'll pick their kids up from afterschool club by car, but I doubt there'd be many. So her school is way off 41% - it's actually less than 4%.
In juniors I got the bus there, it was 3p. I'd walk home and buy sweets with my bus fare.
In secondary school when I started I walked with my brother. We used to walk between one set of street lights , then race the next, he was older and quite sporty but I could beat him at running every time.
Later in secondary I rode any bike I could get my hands on to and from school including home and back at lunchtime.
My youngest walks to school, eldest rides.
In secondary school when I started I walked with my brother. We used to walk between one set of street lights , then race the next, he was older and quite sporty but I could beat him at running every time.
Later in secondary I rode any bike I could get my hands on to and from school including home and back at lunchtime.
My youngest walks to school, eldest rides.
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
I walked to school, my sisters walked to school, my children walked to primary school. My eldest got a bus to her secondary school but the other two walked because it wasn't as far.
Bob_the_lost
Elsewhere
Walked, must have been a bit shy of a mile with a busy road in between. However: my sister got hit by a car on the way in once (ironically on the really slow/quiet road right next to the fast one) and my little brother nearly gave my mother a heart attack one morning when he legged it accross the huge road infront of traffic.
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
Between the age of 4 and 7 (weird Surrey education system that is 'first school') my mum walked me to school and back every day, about a mile and a half each way. When I went to 'middle school' at age 8 it was a bit further and I got the village bus to and from school by myself. From age 12 I was at secondary school miles away and got the school coach that went through all the villages. 16+ I cycled 1hr each way to college.
I was never at any time driven to school in a car! That would be because we couldn't afford a car when I was a kid, and later when we weren't quite as poor we only got one after public transport through the village had been cut back so much that my dad needed one to get to work.
I was never at any time driven to school in a car! That would be because we couldn't afford a car when I was a kid, and later when we weren't quite as poor we only got one after public transport through the village had been cut back so much that my dad needed one to get to work.
etnea
EXTERMINIEREN
For all my primary schools we lived too far away to walk - in Abu Dhabi, mum drove me in, then in Saudi Arabia we had a driver 
to be fair mum wasn't allowed to drive but still - but I preferred to get the big yellow american school bus with my mates.
In Ireland it was a little too far to walk in every day, but I did sometimes cycle.
By secondary school we had moved to Aberdeen, and the school was just 15 minutes walk away.
to be fair mum wasn't allowed to drive but still - but I preferred to get the big yellow american school bus with my mates.In Ireland it was a little too far to walk in every day, but I did sometimes cycle.
By secondary school we had moved to Aberdeen, and the school was just 15 minutes walk away.
miniGMgoit
OverWeightUnderAchiever
I walked to my Primary School and caught a school bus to Secondary School.
My Secondary School was about 20 miles away though.
My Secondary School was about 20 miles away though.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
I feel very lucky that I was brought up in a car-less household and learned to walk / bus everywhere.
I wasn't allowed the option of a pushbike in my teens though - not sure whether it was the expense compared to bus fares in the 70s or some other daft notion of my parents - but ultimately it was convenient to be able to supplement my meagre pocket money by walking home from secondary school.
So I went (dangerously) straight to motorcycles at 17 and didn't discover the joys of cycling until 10 years later.
I wasn't allowed the option of a pushbike in my teens though - not sure whether it was the expense compared to bus fares in the 70s or some other daft notion of my parents - but ultimately it was convenient to be able to supplement my meagre pocket money by walking home from secondary school.
So I went (dangerously) straight to motorcycles at 17 and didn't discover the joys of cycling until 10 years later.
Cloud
Omar Commin!
I walked mainly.
My kids go on the bus.
It's been a major step in developing their independence as they do not play out unsupervised. If I was to drive them to school every day and take them out to play everywhere I don't think they would develop right. Learning to catch the bus and make their way to school on time is important for their development.
I do worry but that's normal.
My kids go on the bus.
It's been a major step in developing their independence as they do not play out unsupervised. If I was to drive them to school every day and take them out to play everywhere I don't think they would develop right. Learning to catch the bus and make their way to school on time is important for their development.
I do worry but that's normal.
felixthecat
are we there yet?
walked. My kids walked to secondary(5 mins walk), bussed to primary (4-5 miles).
Occasionally if I had the chance I'd pick them up from primary
Occasionally if I had the chance I'd pick them up from primary
genee_rave
New Member
Walked to Primary school, 2mins round the corner.
Got the bus to high school! It was always a nightmare, we constantly had the bus stopped by the Police due to the kids setting fire to things, lobbing stuff out of the windows at passing cars etc...
I think you went to my school...
And mine!! The 'Scholars' bus as it was called was sooo horrible, especially on food technology days = eggs being thrown everywhere! The bus drivers ended up refusing to drive those routes so they were cancelled.
by that time I was walking anyway though, about 25 mins i think. when we did GCSEs the school was on a different site further away so i used to get the metro there and walk home which took about 45 mins.
