Children walking to school

But what do you think about the appalling driving, speeding, parking all over the place including in areas with clear 'no parking' signs, zig-zags, zebra crossing, and more. You can talk to any Head of any school, and they will tell you it is a very dangerous nightmare.

I was stopped and questioned by the police when walking in Miami (in my forties) and it is almost impossible to walk anywhere in LA. I suspect that the sheer volume of traffic these days is one of the main reasons people drive their children to school, thus adding to the sheer volume of traffic…

Depends so much on the amount of traffic in the area - they've also got to 'feel' ready themselves and so much better if they can meet up with friends and go together.

I walked to school in London with my brother, 2 years older, from the age of 7.
From the age of 11 I took 2 busses across London to get to school.

DH travelled alone by tube to his school. He was recognised by the underground staff on duty, who would have noticed if he was not on the usual train!

Oh for the old days! x

My mother took me to school on my first day, afterwards I walked there and back. This was 1949 onwards, there was only one road to cross, and very little traffic. I was the oldest of five, and had to walk with my younger siblings when they started school.
My own two children walked to school from primary as well. There was one road outside our house which I saw them over, and another one further to the school.In the early days I walked with them as far as the second road. Their primary school allowed chidren to arrive on their own, but had to be picked up by a parent or responsible adult.This was because there were some separated families where the mother had forbidden the father any contact. In these cases if the mother was unable to collect the child, she had to introduce the person who was allowed to pick up the child to the staff, and inform the school on the day.
My grandchildren were all driven and collected from primary school, but made their own way to and from secondary school.