Lunchtime Trivia Friday, March 7

Q:  40 years ago just under half of school aged kids did this.  Now only 25% do it.  What is it?

A: Walk or bike to school.

Few children in Canada walk and wheel for their school journey.

Only 25% of 5- to 17-year-olds in Canada typically use active modes of transportation. Many children who could walk, wheel, or take the school bus for their school journey are being driven.

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In the 1980s, about 44 per cent of students in Canada used active transportation modes for the journey to school. Forty years later, it was down to 21 per cent according to Ontario Active School Travel’s research.

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