"Driving children to school does not turn them into couch potatoes, UK research suggests.
Whether a child walked to school or was driven made no difference to their overall activity levels, scientists at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth found.
The additional activity of the average six minute walk to and from school each day made up only 2% of the children's total weekly activity.
The findings appear on the British Medical Journal website bmj.com."
: The additional activity of the average six minute walk to and from : school each day made up only 2% of the children's total weekly activity.
But, but, but, grrrr. Where do you start?
If you only measure those who still walk, and who hence only walk very short distances then it'll not be a large percentage of their total activity....
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"Parents in Glasgow are being warned that they will be fined if they ignore "Keep Clear" markings outside schools.
A new pilot scheme launched as pupils return to school will see traffic wardens enforcing the no stopping areas at some school gates."
The article says the keep clear markings are only advisory so how are the wardens going to enforce them? Why not have double yellows instead of keep clears? Iain
