The School Run 2011

[AB Editor]

 

This poll is closed.

Do you prefer your child to walk to school, or do you drive them?

• My child always walks (or cycles) - 54 votes
• 52%
• My child uses public transport or school provided transport. - 23 votes
• 22%
• I always drive my child to school. - 18 votes
• 17%
• I drive my child to school in the winter as I fear for their safety. - 9 votes
• 9%

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Stats until: 14:24 Sat 21st Dec 2024 (Refreshed every 5 minutes)

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[Lie-in King]

Can't vote, no kids...

[wolf63]

I don't have any kids but I usually take the kitties to the vet in a Taxi.

Does this help?

[Mamyalynne]

My children are now grown up but always walked as do my grandchildren.

[AB Editor]

Afternoon all. I've added the link so everyone can jump from the front page to here to discuss.

Does anyone fret about the impending school run?

[pink-kittens]

We walk when it's not raining, drive when wet

[jake-the-peg]

My kids live 10 miles from school and no public transport.

Mind you in the last 8 months they've driven themselves to school!

[albaqwerty]

My 2 were a mixture of A and B, depending upon where we lived and which school (primary or secondary)

[karenmac60]

My daughter and I got public transport or walked till I got a car, then I drove her - but only because her school was quite far from the house and just next to my work (where I was going anyway). Now she's at secondary she either walks or gets the bus or train.

[annie0000]

I can't vote for some reason :o(

My kids walk, but as it's only about 200yards away done the path, it'd take longer to drive as i'd have to go round the road.

[ummmm]

I haven't an option to vote.

[ummmm]

Mine walk....2 miles each way.

[DTCwordfan]

Didnt even get the chance to vote, it just appeared

[seadogg]

Agree with you DT. It must be a conspiracy lol

[SpikeyBush]

I can't vote either. The AB's hamster wheel must have broken.

There used to be a free bus laid on, but as the Government here in the Republic of Ireland are brassic after taking €400 a month off me to pay back the €87 billion they had to borrow, I now have to pay €200 a year for my son to get the bus to school. But it would still cost more than that over the academic year in petrol if the Trouble & Strife drove him there.

[LoftyLottie]

I voted that I always drove my child to school. I had no other option!! This was primary school out in the sticks but involved walking a reasonable distance down a main road and a walk of 3 miles down deserted country lanes. As he got older he went on a bike in the summer. School transport not provided as he didn't go to his catchment school, which was in fact further away!!

And seeing as I worked at the school I was driving there anyway. (He virtually disowned me once we got to school!!)

[LoftyLottie]

I had a vote button!!!!

[ummmm]

I have driven them on the rare occasion their late.

Otherwise they always walk. I don't care how cold it is....

[AB Editor]

Sorry, votes are enabled again. Not sure what happened there!

[DC_FC]

Cant vote as dont have kids, i always walked to primary school except on the odd occaison when it was raining we would get a lift there/back home. Secondary school I used the school bus due to where the school was located.