Isn walking and biking to school dangerous?
Walking and biking to school can be dangerous. One of the goals of a Safe Routes to School program is to identify potential hazards on the school grounds and adjacent neighborhoods and develop plans to address them. Even when routes to and from school are ostensibly safe, risks remain.However, the current reliance on automobiles to transport children represents a different kind of risk: the long-term risks from a sedentary lifestyle. The portion of children who are overweight or obese has tripled in the last 25 years. Health experts are predicting that rates of diseases associated with physical inactivity, such as diabetes, will soar as the next generation comes of age.
