Going Car Free Guide

Walking

• Do take a map. If you don't need it yourself, you can at least assist lost plodders.
• Do think about a change of shoes to ensure that you don't turn up at the office crippled with blisters (especially those walking a 1 mile plus route).
• Do keep a packet of plasters with you just in case.
• Parents, do organise walk-to-school parties. Leave the 4x4 at home and walk just like in the old days. It's far healthier for the kids. All it takes is a keen individual or two, an email or phone group, a meeting place and parents to share the task of escorting the group safely to school. The kids could even calculate the saved carbon dioxide emissions as part of a school project.
• Do get a pedometer. They're cheap and you'll feel great knowing exactly how far you've walked in a day.