Parents ban cycling to school over safety fears

08 May 2008
 
More than 80% of parents ban their children from cycling to school, mainly due to concerns over road safety.

Research conducted for Cycling England, to coincide with Bike to School Week, revealed a generational decline in cycling. Whereas one in three parents (35%) could cycle to school, only one in five (18%) allows their children to ever do so today – and just 4% of children cycle to school regularly.

The study points to an emerging breed of ‘Cul-de-sac kids’, with children restricted to cycling circuits of their immediate road or neighbouring streets.

The biggest reason for parents not letting their children cycle was safety (36%), but 52% said cycle training would make them feel more reassured about their child cycling without adult supervision on the roads.

Phillip Darnton, chairman of Cycling England, said: ‘This research underlines the important role of cycling training in giving children the skills and confidence they need to cycle on the roads – and in giving parents the reassurance that their child is well equipped to do so.

‘I urge schools to come forward and take up Bikeability training as part of the push to get children cycling.’ To help promote the benefits of children cycling more often, Cycling England has recruited a nationwide ‘Mums panel’ which uses parent power to promote the benefits of cycling and encourage take up of Bikeability – the new cycling proficiency scheme for the 21st century.

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