Election 2019

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[redeem ouzzer]

People need to have it drummed into them that the sole purpose of a human being in society it to work. Either that or we go all Soviet Union and make being unemployed a criminal offence.
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You don't have kids, nor have you spent years doing the 'school run'. This is obvious.

There are always some who take their kids to school in cars, particularly infants and juniors, and schools actively discourage this by making it hard to park nearby by requesting TROs on adjacent streets. Don't make the mistake of thinking that the whole reason roads are quieter during school holidays is because kids aren't being driven to school - much of it has to do with the fact that parents take time off to look after their kids.

Unless you are talking about an isolated school or a particularly posh one, the reality is that most kids either walk or get the bus. Not many cycle these days because the roads are too busy.

I am very happy to hear that you had a paper-round and that you worked in a hotel kitchen.
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[Hawkeye1250FA]

Tbf to MPD he is correct.

I can only speak for my area - not a national level. But although a large quantity of high school kids do walk to school (mine included ) - there is also an equal (if not greater) percentage that get dropped off.

And they don't do the whole parking up thing. They just stop and let them out - and to hell with whoever is behind them.

I also agree that the loss of traffic during half term is a combination of them not being there and parents WFH or staying off during this time.

I kid you not, I saw one mum spend 5 minutes waiting for a gap to reverse out of her drive, to then drive the 500 yards to the school and drop the kid off. Just so she could leave for work straight away instead of walking back first.
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[Polarbear]

The school on our estate is a nightmare at picking up time (I can't say about morning, I'm not usually up then ).

The mothers park every and anywhere. Doublr yellows, Zig zags by crossings, double park etc. Say anything and you get the 'I'm picking up my kids, I have rights'

Do not go near black women driving people carriers, they have no spacial awareness and obviously learnt to drive in Lagos.
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I'm not saying for a minute that there aren't gangs of parents clogging up the road outside schools when dropping off their little darlings in the morning. It only takes a small percentage of the overall school population to make a major impact on the highway. What I am saying is that in my experience this is a minority and that the majority either walk or catch the bus. Likewise it only takes a few cars stopped by a school to bring traffic to a grinding halt. Doesn't mean that all parents do it...
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[Nobby the Bastard]

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[Nobby the Bastard]

Typical facist attempt to move a topic to their agenda.

Anyway, where I work there is a dedicated car park (or three) for the 12 thousand odd people who work there.

Funnily enough the carparks are less full to bursting during school holidays. This implies to me that the reason the cars are off the roads is because parents are staying home to look after their offspring.
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