From: Active school transport in an urban environment:prevalence and perceived barriers
It is difficult for me / for my child to walk or to bike to school independently (without the company of an adult) because |
Physical environment |
 • It is too far |
 • It takes too much time |
 • The route is too hilly/exhausting |
 • There are no sidewalks or bike paths |
 • The route is too monotonous/boring |
 • The route is badly illuminated |
Safety |
 • The route is too dangerous |
 • It is too dangerous because of crime (strangers, gangs, drugs) |
 • There is too much traffic on the route |
Social |
 • There are no other children walking or going by bike |
 • I am / my child is bullied, annoyed or harassed |
Individual/Family preferences |
 • I do not have confidence in myself/ My child does not have the confidence to go |
independently |
 • I have too heavy a load to carry./My child has too heavy a load to carry |
 • An adult gives me a lift on the way to other errands./ It is easier for me to take my child by car when I am on the way to other errands |
 • I have / my child has no desire to do so |
 • My parents do not allow me to do so.a |