Quote: Mintball "I know what you mean, but on schools out of catchment areas, I used to travel by two buses to school, eight miles away, from the age of 11. Plenty of other children did too.
And while roads may be busier, at what point do you stop wrapping a child in cotton wool and let them do what they'll have to do at some point – and learn to deal with it?'"
Now, if that's not the nearest available school,, that would be at least £1 fare per journey so £4/day minimum. With access to a car, now many familes have 2 cars and the mother working child friendly hours, it's much cheaper and more convient. Moreover, parents have been doing it since the kids were babies in nursery, so it becomes the norm.
