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Walking Bus
The Walking Bus is an alternative way for children and parents to travel to and from school in Cardiff. Staffed by trained parent volunteers, it provides children with regular exercise and the opportunity to develop vital road safety skills as they walk.
The Walking Bus is an alternative way for children and parents to travel to and from school in Cardiff. Staffed by trained parent volunteers, it provides children with regular exercise and the opportunity to develop vital road safety skills as they walk. A small trolley (optional) can also used to carry various school luggage.
Walking is fun, healthy and provides important daily exercise. By supporting the Walking Bus you can help reduce traffic, noise, congestion and pollution near schools. If you are a parent, teacher or governor and would like more information about how to start a Walking Bus please contact a member of the Road Safety Team.
The Walking Bus scheme is currently operating at a number of primary schools in Cardiff, including Christ the King and Ysgol Pwll Coch.
Record - Breaking Walking Bus event 2008
Since 2004 a number of schools in Cardiff have participated in the Record - Breaking Walking Bus event, which this year took place on 11th June at 10am.
The main aim of this event is to encourage schools to promote the importance of road safety, highlights to drivers the need to drive slowly near schools, encourage more walking to school and promote the setting up of volunteer led Walking Buses.
In 2007, more than 80,000 children in the UK took part in the Record Breaking Walking Bus in an attempt to break the World Record! In 2008 hundreds of schools at exactly the same are trying to break this record by being among 200,000 children who walk a safe distance of at least 500 metres at 10AM on Wednesday 11 June 2008 in a crocodile of twos (holding hands), with enough adults accompanying them. Every child who takes part will receive a sticker and a certificate from Brake, the National Road Safety Charity.
Pictured above, more than 400 children, staff and parents from Baden Powell Primary School in Splott, who walked around Splott Park.
Pictured left, children from Christ the King Primary School in Llanishen, who also took part in the Record Breaking Walking Bus event.
If you would like more information about setting up a Wallking Bus at your school, please contact the Safer Routes to School Officer at the Road Safety Centre.
Tel: 2061 9907/8
