[Beso]

Waiting on my bus yesterday...which was late again...


I was looking at all the cars that went past..there must have been 100 cars that went past and out of that I would estimate 80 percent were parents taking kids to school. Loads were of obviousbly high school age..


Got me wondering how many of these parents moan about the environment.

[Crimson Dynamo]

100%?

[arista]

Yes school runs
are overloaded
they do not care about the pollution

[user104658]

Me and my daughter cycle 90% of the time .

[Livia]

My local village school is a nightmare for flashy 4x4s and oblivious women pulling straight out of the school onto the road, no matter what's coming. And do they stick to 30mph? No, they're the worst offenders.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Livia

My local village school is a nightmare for flashy 4x4s

It's the same here, I honestly think my daughter's primary school was sponsored by Range Rover.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

It's the same here, I honestly think my daughter's primary school was sponsored by Range Rover.

LOL...

There is such a noticeable difference when the schools are on holiday even in a rather rural place like this, you must see it too.

[bots]

those 4 x 4's are probably eco friendly though, i very rarely see old ones doing the school run

[Niamh.]

I drop mine to school on the way to work so it's not an extra journey, I have to drive where I live I'm afraid, public transport isn't great and I'm a 45-50mins drive from home to work

[Amy Jade]

I HATE people who drop their kids off and literally park wherever they want. My ex boyfriends parents live by a cemetary and right next to that is a school and his dad used to have to park his car in front of the house so he could get out in the morning because if he never they would park over the drive and if he said anything they would gob off at him

[Marsh.]

It actually annoys me how popular the big 4x4s are now.

Like? This isn't America, our roads are tiny. Stop showing off and get a normal sized car that fits in a ****ing lane.

[Dogeatdog]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

It actually annoys me how popular the big 4x4s are now.

Like? This isn't America, our roads are tiny. Stop showing off and get a normal sized car that fits in a ****ing lane.

I find it quite amusing watching them try to park. Where I live it’s not big range rovers but those crossover 4x4 things that clog up the streets.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Dogeatdog

I find it quite amusing watching them try to park. Where I live it’s not big range rovers but those crossover 4x4 things that clog up the streets.

I live in the country but I see these 4x4s squeezing down country lanes barely wide enough for two minis to pass.

[chuff me dizzy]

Parmy i cannot STAND that American saying !!!!!!

[Crimson Dynamo]

98% of 4x4s have never been offroad

[Dogeatdog]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

98% of 4x4s have never been offroad

And that’s because most of them can’t even be driven off road

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by chuff me dizzy

Parmy i cannot STAND that American saying !!!!!!

School run? It's a British phrase.

[Beso]

Originally Posted by chuff me dizzy

Parmy i cannot STAND that American saying !!!!!!

I can't say dropping the kids off at school cause I might be accused of taking a **** whilst posting.

[chuff me dizzy]

Originally Posted by parmnion

I can't say dropping the kids off at school cause I might be accused of taking a **** whilst posting.

I hate ALL Americanisms

[Matthew.]

The school run is a modern British phenomenon resulting from parents taking their children to school by car.

It’s a British thing

[Beso]

Originally Posted by chuff me dizzy

I hate ALL Americanisms

I hate trick or treating... thats only one I can think off.

[michael21]

Originally Posted by Amy Jade

I HATE people who drop their kids off and literally park wherever they want. My ex boyfriends parents live by a cemetary and right next to that is a school and his dad used to have to park his car in front of the house so he could get out in the morning because if he never they would park over the drive and if he said anything they would gob off at him

Omg the bad to park his car outside his house

What the world coming to

[chuff me dizzy]

Originally Posted by parmnion

I hate trick or treating... thats only one I can think off.

My list is endless !

[Cherie]

I think the issue these days is that parents drop on their way to work, everyone is working and in a rush, if we want to save this planet we need to seriously overhaul the way we live and that will mean people working less and having less disposible inocme, driving less, buying less, holidaying less....are we all ready to do this yet? I don't think so