News Article

New Online Travel Calculator to Encourage Kids to Walk to School

28 October 2008

The Travel Buster 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 was to do this."

"Environmental Protection UK is 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.  Its' 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 www.travelbuster.org.uk