Monday, August 13, 2007
Lollipop ladies
You can tell its the school holidays by the fact that it takes half the time to drive to work in the morning than it usually does, so I was pleased to see a report by the Institute of European Environmental Policy supporting vehicle exclusion zones round schools, to encourage parents to walk children to school, or to use public transport. It worked OK in my day. The doubters, of course, will say that the traffic levels are just too high to allow children to walk or cycle to school.
I suspect there is more chance of their children suffering as a result of obesity than from being knocked over on the way to or from school. Parents deny kids exercise at every opportunity, and pamper to their need for sugary and salty meals because they are convenient. many families also justify a second car, usually 4 x 4, just for the school run.
I will say this. Parents drive their children to school because the roads are too dangerous because parents drive their children to school. End of.
I suspect there is more chance of their children suffering as a result of obesity than from being knocked over on the way to or from school. Parents deny kids exercise at every opportunity, and pamper to their need for sugary and salty meals because they are convenient. many families also justify a second car, usually 4 x 4, just for the school run.
I will say this. Parents drive their children to school because the roads are too dangerous because parents drive their children to school. End of.
Labels: 4x4, Institute of European Environmental Policy, obesity, school run
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