Schoolchildren are spending almost 50% more time inside a car on the morning school run today than their parents’ generation did.
Research from the transport charity Sustrans, based on government figures, showed that primary school child now spend an average of 26 hours a year being driven to school, compared with 18 hours in 1995.
Sustrans said safety fears were prompting more parents to drive their children, with the proportion of pupils taking the car rising from 40% to 46%. Full article
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