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Описание: The southern end of Etherley Road, London N15. Around the corner from Chestnuts Primary School. Its website announced: "Making learning irresistible". There's often a problem when parents drive kids to and from school and park as near as possible. Sometimes up on the kerb or pavement (sidewalk). UK research from the 1970s onwards made the point that walking to school is important. Because, among other reasons, it's a regular opportunity for parents and carers to teach children road safety. Which doesn't happen when they are like little prisoners transported in vehicles between lock-ups. ___________________________________ § "Children’s Rights and Adults’ Wrongs" an article by Dr Mayer Hillman sets out the main points strongly and clearly. It was published in Children’s Geographies, Vol. 4, No. 1, 61–67, April 2006. Available on his website here. Dr Hillman's website also cites and credits research by his former colleagues at the Policy Studies Institute. An excerpt: " ... Parental fears and the perceived need to accompany children on their journeys wherever possible have been translated into withdrawing children from the increased danger and into instilling in them the need to defer to its source—the motor vehicle. [...] Though unintended, a disturbing consequence of this process is that children’s lives have been evolving in ways that, in some key respects, could be said to mirror life in prison. Criminals too have a roof over their heads, regular meals, licensed entertainment — but most of their waking hours are spent under surveillance and they are not allowed out on their own. [... ] " § A video in a news item from Scotland suggested the safety risks of cars clustering outside schools. Traffic ban outside six Edinburgh primary schools. (Source: BBC website 22 September 2015.)

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