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Every new school being built in England is in unsafe air pollution area, study says
(www.theguardian.com)
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I want to say none of that is common in England but perhaps it's changed since I was at school.
Shockingly common in England currently. There's a scheme to change roads near schools to pedestrian only during school hours but it's getting loads of push back from the Range Rover brigade.
This is more of a North American problem. Many north americans believe it is too dangerous to let kids walk to school.
When I was young, unless you had a driver’s license, everyone took the school bus (ain’t nobody walking 20 miles to school).
You may have lived in a rural area. The average city kid lives much closer to their school than that. My elementary school was about 50% bus in and 50% walk/drive in. Most of the second half walked as it was not a wealthy end of town so many parents couldn't afford time or money wise to drive their kid a 10 minute walk. I can't say for sure as i was a kid but i don't think there was as much fear of the local streets being too dangerous then as well.