TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - There is too much traffic for Alex to walk to school, so we drive: a call to action based on a 42-year trend
JO  - British journal of sports medicine
A1  - Oliver, Christopher William
A1  - Kelly, Paul
A1  - Baker, Graham
A1  - du Feu, Dave
A1  - Davis, Adrian
SP  - 323
EP  - 324
VL  - 53
IS  - 6
N2  - <p>In 1971, a study of children’s travel to and from school focused on five English primary schools. The schools’ locations ranged from inner-urban London to a village primary school (ages 4–11). In 1990, the Policy Studies Institute published a follow-up study with the same schools and added linked secondary schools (ages 11–16). The results were alarming. Independent active travel was declining steeply—on average, a child in 1990 had to be 2.5 years older than in 1971 to be allowed permissions such as to cross local roads and to travel the school journey without an adult. A further study in 2013 reported further significant shrinkage. We are concerned about the effects this will have for Alex and all young people  ...</p>  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-3674
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098933
ID  - ref1
ER  -