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Travel
Facts
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Transport uses 86% of the oil we consume.
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NZ has one of the highest rates of car ownership in the world. For a population of just over 4 million, there are around 3.6 million registered vehicles on NZ's roads.
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Getting to School – What’s the PROBLEM?
Car trips to school add to traffic congestion, parking hassles, air pollution, and the risk of crashes. When travelling by car, parents and children miss valuable opportunities to meet friends and get to know their local community.
TravelWise aims to reduce these trips to school by encouraging parents and children to increase their use of active, social, safe, and sustainable travel choices such as walking, cycling and public transport. The programme works through the implementation of – Education, Encouragement, enforcement and engineering (the implementation of road safety measures such as safer crossing points, traffic calming and new footpaths).
It is well recognised that less congestion, along with infrastructure improvements, benefit not only the school but also the wider community.
The Solution – A School Travel Plan
The Schools TravelWise programme encourages schools, parents and pupils to work together to make it safer and easier for children to:
|  | Walk
| | | Cycle
| | | Catch the bus, train or ferry
| | | Car pool
| | | Scooter or
| | | Use a Walking School Bus |
TravelWise runs two successful programmes for schools:
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