Jane Hackett of the Green-Schools Travel Programme is urging parents to avoid slipping back to the overuse of the car because of concerns over Covid-19.
Jane Hackett IF YOU ARE a parent you will most likely be packing lunchboxes already or counting down the days until your children restart school. The beginning of any new school year is always approached with a mix of excitement, apprehension and anxiety.
It is critically important that we make sure the front of the school is a safe space for children. This means keeping cars away from the school gates and making sure they’re not parked on footpaths. The biggest issue we face along our route is cars parked on footpaths, in cycle lanes, people breaking red lights and speeding. These are all issues that Green-Schools is working hard to reduce in partnership with Local Authorities and other stakeholders, however, ultimately we are all responsible for how we behave on our roads and how we respect other road users.
I know that some families do not have the infrastructure or live too far away to actively travel to school, however by parking away from the school and walking the last 500 metres you are greatly improving your child’s health and well being as well as the safety at the school gate.
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