New Online Travel Calculator To Encourage Kids To Walk To School, Scotland

Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health
Also Included In: Sports Medicine / Fitness
Article Date: 08 Oct 2008 - 1:00 PST

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To support International Walk to School Month1, Environmental Protection UK have launched their brand new interactive online Travel Buster3 today - a colourful cartoon calculator aimed at encouraging 7 - 11year olds that walking, or cycling, to school is healthier for them and their local environment.

The Travel Buster http://www.travelbuster.org.uk takes pupils through simple steps to assess the impact of their school journey on their health, local air pollution and noise pollution. Pupils can then make a pledge to improve their rating by changing how they travel - for example walking or cycling more, instead of travelling by car.

Philip Mulligan, Chief Executive of Environmental Protection UK said:

"The Travel Buster really engages kids and gets them thinking about the environmental impact of their journey to school and healthier ways to travel. Everyone needs to do their bit to help protect our planet and using this website shows kids an easy way to do this".

"Environmental Protection UK are working for a cleaner, quieter, healthier world for all our children. Transport is the main cause of air and noise pollution, both of which can have serious impacts on our health. It's really important to teach kids about environmental issues at an early age, and to show them that their individual actions can have a big impact".

The Travel Buster is available at http://www.travelbuster.org.uk

Notes

1. International Walk to School Month takes place throughout October. Find out more at www.iwalktoschool.org and http://www.walktoschool.org.uk

2. Environmental Protection UK (formerly NSCA) http://www.environmental-protection.org.uk is the environmental protection charity supporting pollution control professionals. We have been working for a cleaner, quieter, healthier world since 1898.

3. The Travel Buster was developed by Environmental Protection UK with funding from The Body Shop Foundation.

The Travel Buster