During International Walk to School Month (October) the benefits to health, practical road safety awareness and reducing pollution will be highlighted as parents and children are encouraged to walk, or park further away and walk at least part of the way to school.
Councillor John Murray, chair of South Lanarkshire’s road safety forum, said: “Walking to school has benefits on so many levels it has become almost the sensible option. There is also the road safety aspect – we have all seen how crowded the entrances and exits to schools can get with cars and some people’s selfish parking can put children in danger.”
