The UK charity behind the largest stroll to highschool marketing campaign is encouraging Lanarkshire households to depart the automotive at dwelling for this month's Worldwide Stroll to Faculty Month.
Dwelling Streets has highlighted outcomes of the Reported street casualties Nice Britain knowledge launched by the Division for Transport that exposed folks drove extra final 12 months than in 2020 and the way, on the similar time, street casualties began to extend.
Casualty numbers remained decrease than the pre-pandemic ranges however are increased in comparison with 2020 when restrictions have been tighter and motor visitors utilization decrease.
Stephen Edwards, chief government, Dwelling Streets, informed Lanarkshire Dwell : "All of us noticed the advantages to our well being and air high quality once we walked extra and drove much less.
"Quieter streets are safer, cleaner and more healthy streets. The place potential, we should always keep away from a return to the automotive and as a substitute stroll, wheel or cycle our quick journeys.
“Making small adjustments may also assist alleviate a few of the rising residing prices we're all going through, whereas we reap the well being, social and environmental advantages of transferring extra.”
Dwelling Streets is being supported by youngsters's tv presenter Dr Ronx, who has joined the charity because the superstar ambassador for WOW - their stroll to highschool problem.
Dr Ronx stated: "October is Worldwide Stroll to Faculty Month - the proper alternative to present strolling to highschool a go.
"Strolling to highschool is easy, enjoyable and free. Extra youngsters strolling to highschool means fewer automobiles across the faculty gates, higher air high quality, much less congestion and fewer street hazard.
“With notable will increase in air air pollution, rising childhood inactivity and post-lockdown poor psychological well being, encouraging youngsters to be extra lively and ditching faculty run drives for extra sustainable modes of transport is crucial.”
Dwelling Streets is operating a prize draw all through October and inspiring Lanarkshire residents to share their #WalkToSchoolStories, whether or not they're strolling to highschool now with youngsters or grandchildren or sharing a childhood reminiscence.
Head on-line to enter the prize draw, and without spending a dime strolling assets.