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Children cycling in pop-up lane (YouTube)

“Being driven to school cannot become the norm”: Call for better bike routes as car use on school run reaches record high in Scotland (and cycling to class is also on the rise)

The poll, carried out by the Walk Wheel Cycle Trust, also found that cycling among children dropped significantly as they progressed from secondary to primary school

Thu, May 28, 2026 15:55
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Ladysmith Junior School Exeter

Head teacher of school in Exeter low traffic neighbourhood urges parents to take care after pupil knocked off bike

“Putting the children at risk is not acceptable,” says Neil Williams of Ladysmith Junior School

Sat, Feb 03, 2024 11:53
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Outride Riding For Focus Initiative picture credit outridebike.org)

US study finds that cycling programmes at school boost mental health

“It was really encouraging to see such a positive student response,” say researchers

Fri, Oct 20, 2023 09:29
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School sign.jpg

Bath parents launch petition for safe cycle routes to school

Petition also calls for staggered start times to ease bus overcrowding and highlights ticket price problems

Sun, Feb 24, 2019 19:22
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Stanley Park High School (via Google Street View).JPG

London school makes pupils who cycle put number plates on bikes

Head teacher of Stanley Park High in Carshalton says move will enable antisocial cyclists to be identified

Sun, Sep 23, 2018 12:21
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LeBron James (left) on Wheels for Education ride

Free bikes for every student at NBA star LeBron James’s school for at-risk kids

Basketball legend and keen cyclist says bike helped him avoid rougher areas when he was growing up

Tue, Jul 31, 2018 12:41
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Bikeability Training at Manchester City FC (copyright Britishcycling.org.uk)

More than half of parents agree cycle training should be added to National Curriculum

News comes as Halfords and Bikeability Trust announce three year sponsorship deal

Wed, Jul 04, 2018 16:31
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School sign.jpg

Cycling UK urges: “Stop making cycling to school difficult”

Charitty responds after several schools across England impose rules on students wanting to get there by bike

Mon, Dec 11, 2017 13:41
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Kids on bikes (CC licensed image by Anne and Tim:Flickr)

‘Stark’ increase in childhood obesity prompts Cycling UK to renew call to get more kids cycling

Just two per cent of British children cycle to school compared to 50 per cent in the Netherlands

Fri, Dec 08, 2017 12:03
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Cowley Bridge Road, Exeter, approaching turn into Steiner Academy (source Google Street View).PNG

Exeter school run parents talk of the abuse they receive from motorists while cycling

Intimidating driving and even physical assaults have left some too scared to ride bike to school

Tue, Sep 19, 2017 15:29
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