Evening Standard: "The chauffeur generation - who don't even walk 500 yards for the school run"

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"One in 10 parents who live within 500 yards of their child's school admit driving them to the gates, research suggests.

"More than half of British school children will not be walking to school when term starts next week, according to data collated by parenting website parentdish.co.uk.

"... Around two-thirds (68%) of parents would rather their children walk to school but give them a lift because of time pressures, according to the research conducted among 2,000 adults with school-age children."