Originally published: The Daily Advertiser, 22 January 2025
A national survey of 1000 Australian adults, conducted by Pureprofile on behalf of insurer AAMI, shows 56 per cent of primary schoolchildren are driven or accompanied to and from school by another adult.
More than one-third (37 per cent) of parents allow their children to travel to school unaccompanied or with other kids, compared to previous generations when 69 per cent walked, biked or scooted there themselves, the research said.
Safety concerns were the main reason for escorting children, with 61 per cent of parents fearing drivers were not paying attention and 17 per cent blaming their children’s lack of awareness.
