My parents had cars, and took me to and from school in the car most days. I hated it. At primary school, if I visited a friend after school we could walk thro

My parents had cars, and took me to and from school in the car most days. I hated it. At primary school, if I visited a friend after school we could walk through the park, or the playground, or the library, which was all much more fun than being in a car and then at home 5 minutes later. At secondary school all my friends took buses, and had the wonderful freedom to take the next bus, or the one after. The playground didn't have the same appeal, but there were shops, cafés and so on. > in the UK it is assumed kids will walk to school, or take a free bus (which is provided by the school). The journey will be free, but in larger urban areas (especially London) it's also common for the children just to be given a pass for the city buses.