Did you Know?

• A 1996 survey found that 81% of all trips to and from work by residents in Perth, Western Australia, were made by car.

• Surveys in Perth, Western Australia, found that about half of all car trips are 5 km or less, about a third are 3 km or less, about 10% are 1 km or less and some are just a few hundred metres.

• Walking or cycling is possible for many of the short trips people make by car – such as going to a shop to buy a newspaper or getting the children to school.

• Vehicle emissions are a primary source of air pollution in Perth, Western Australia.

• The Heart Foundation recommends that people undertake “30 minutes of physical activity such as walking, on most days of the week”.

• An average car generates one third of a kilogram of greenhouse gases per kilometre or 6 tonnes per year.(Pears 1997)

The TravelSmart to School program encourages children to achieve a 10% reduction in car use to and from school by using the travel alternatives - walk, ride, bus, train or car pool.

For more information about how to get your school involved in TravelSmart email info@millenniumkids.com.au or if you are a registered school log on (at the top left of this screen) now.

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