Walking Bus

Walking Buses are often introduced as part of a school travel plan and are most popular with first or primary schools.

The walking bus is a line of children, walking in pairs to school with an adult 'driver' at the front and 'conductor', at the back.  Just like a normal bus, it carries many people at once, runs along a set route and has specific 'Bus Stops'.

The Walking Bus aims to provide a safe, healthy and enjoyable way for children to walk to school.  It encourages less use of the car for short trips, enables children to get more exercise, learn pedestrian skills and promotes friendship and conversation between children.

A Walking Bus means that parents can feel confident that their child will be safe whilst walking to school because the bus is always supervised by at least two adults.

The walking bus is an effective way of reducing traffic congestion and improving road safety for young pedestrians.

Our 'Walking Bus guidance' (which is attached) aims to make it as easy as possible for schools to implement a successful walking bus scheme.

The Council should be contacted before the launch of any walking bus route so that all volunteers can be police checked, the route risk assessed, insurance provided and high visibility tabards made available to all walking bus passengers.