Carmarthenshire school transport campaign
Following research and the Speak up Report, Carmarthenshire Youth Council (CYC) found that the majority of young people rely on buses to get to school and many are faced with walking up to three miles to get to school, three miles back home or having to pay for their journey.
For those who live less than three miles away from their secondary school this is a problem many young people face everyday.
The CYC found that young people could be paying up to £7.50 a week for transport and this was a concern for some families with more than one young person at school.
Peter Morgan, CYC member said:“Although the journey to school on foot can only be five minutes, for many young people attending Carmarthenshire Secondary Schools they have to walk along narrow pavements bordering fast flowing roads in all weathers.
“During the winter months young people have to face walking in the dark, along with rain, ice and snow, all of which make already dangerous journeys even more risky; we don't think it’s fair to simply ignore these pupils.”
The CYC are now going to be working on a school transport campaign to get young people’s views and see where the dangerous hot spots in the county areas all young people are entitled to safe travel.
Do you have access to free transport or do you have to walk to school? Does your journey to school ever involve walking down a road with no pavement or having to face traffic driving at 50+MPH?
If you’d like to discuss school transport with them, email info@carmarthenshire.gov.uk or have your say by visiting www.surveymonkey.com/s/sc
For those who live less than three miles away from their secondary school this is a problem many young people face everyday.
The CYC found that young people could be paying up to £7.50 a week for transport and this was a concern for some families with more than one young person at school.
Peter Morgan, CYC member said:“Although the journey to school on foot can only be five minutes, for many young people attending Carmarthenshire Secondary Schools they have to walk along narrow pavements bordering fast flowing roads in all weathers.
“During the winter months young people have to face walking in the dark, along with rain, ice and snow, all of which make already dangerous journeys even more risky; we don't think it’s fair to simply ignore these pupils.”
The CYC are now going to be working on a school transport campaign to get young people’s views and see where the dangerous hot spots in the county areas all young people are entitled to safe travel.
Do you have access to free transport or do you have to walk to school? Does your journey to school ever involve walking down a road with no pavement or having to face traffic driving at 50+MPH?
If you’d like to discuss school transport with them, email info@carmarthenshire.gov.uk or have your say by visiting www.surveymonkey.com/s/sc
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