I agree all the kids and their parents should be walking
I had to walk 2 miles to the school bus or cycle 5 miles to school when I was 5 years old
My uncle who was 12 was supposed to look after me but he didn't so I did it alone. The gypsies used to frighten and torment me and I didn't have the sense to pull rank and threaten to tell Grandfather whom they relied on for seasonal work
i didn't even dare tell my parents becuase they wouldn't have had any patience with me anyway
how things have changed

When we had snow (I was 11 and the school bus couldn't get through) - we were given a shovel and told to clear the roads
We thought it was good fun