Travelling to St Mary's College, Cranbrook Avenue, HULL. HU6 7TN www.smchull.org admin@smchull.org
Switching to active travel brings numerous benefits and is enshrined in our School Travel Policy St t t
We aim to:
ensure safe & inclusive access for pedestrians, cyclists an public transport users promote the swap from short car journeys to active trave public transport promote the health, economic and environmental bene active travel promote road safety and support safer parking, speed lim and traffic calming measures ership with our school neighbourhood, the l d other key local agencies
What is Active Travel?
Walking, scooting and cycling are probably the best way to get to school in an active way if you can – you’ll become independent, it counts as exercise and you won’t get stuck in traffic, so it takes the same amount of time every day. rget electric scooters are illegal to ride on pavements & roads only be used on private property.
Students who have to travel by car could look to Park & Stride – find a safe place to be dropped off a little way from school and walk the rest of the way!
If you take a public bus you could even hop off the bus a stop early and enjoy a short walk!
Walk, cycle or Park & Stride and WATCH what happens:
Exercise, especially with friends, can help reduce stress – use it as a time to catch up and remember there’s safety in numbers!
Car-users can experience 5 times more pollution than cyclists and 3½ ti more than walkers
Fewer cars and less congestion around the school gates will improve everyone’s safety
Save money on petrol, as well as saving you time
cycling
recommended daily exercise
Walking or
counts towards your 60 minutes of
and can help prevent illnesses
No idling !
If you have to travel to school in a car families are encouraged to turn off their engines while waiting in the school car parks and surrounding streets.
Waiting with your engine on for just ten minutes a day will produce enough excess fumes across the year to fuel two jumbo jets!
Pollutants from idling vehicles have been linked to asthma, heart disease and bronchitis, children are especially vulnerable to these issues.
Community
St Mary's College works actively with parents and carers to raise awareness of the impact of our travel to and from school on the local community surrounding our school.
We ask our families to use the roads around the school both legally and respectfully, remembering to:
Not park on double yellow lines illegally
Not to drop students off in live traffic
Do not park across other people's driveways
Drive at 20mph outside the school and at 5mph on our grounds
Pedal power!
Cycling is cheap, green and a super way to stay fit and healthy. It’s quicker than walking and sometimes faster than the bus or car, especially in traffic.
To keep your bike safe and dry, covered cycle parking is available at the school. Don't forget a helmet and a bike lock and lights on dark nights
Formoreinformationgoto: www.smchull.org/secondary-school/parents/transport
Use the cycle map overleaf to work out the safest route to school for
you
Map kindly reproduced from Hull City Council