What Can a Travel Plan do for my Child?
Our surveys show that a vast majority of children would prefer to walk or cycle to school given the choice, as opposed to coming in the car. Their reasons vary from getting exercise, spending valuable time with you or their friends, helping the environment, but most of all because walking and cycling is fun.
- Help your child get their daily exercise (and get yours too!) by walking or cycling to school with them, and allowing older children to do this independently or with friends
- Reduce the number of cars clamouring for a space at the school gates by parking away from school or leaving the car at home
- Reduce the chance of accidents by walking or cycling - children used to walking will have greater road awareness than those who rarely walk
- Help your child to make their contribution to stemming climate change by reducing traffic fumes
- Save money! Walking and cycling is free
- Car Share with other families, a great way of cutting costs and making friends- there are some links that have information about car sharing on the left hand side of this page.
- Spend time together on the journey to school without the stress of congested roads and traffic jams.