SF07
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Post by SF07 on Nov 2, 2010 22:15:36 GMT 1
Coverage in the Metro today about a story of a woman from Bradford who is force to catch 12 buses a day (6 in the morning, 6 in the afternoon) to take 3 of her children to 3 different schools in the city, setting her back £50 a week on bus fares. *363/622/623/626/645 Manchester Road-Bradford *620 Bradford-Haworth Road *620 Haworth Road-Duckworth Lane *617/618 Duckworth Lane-Whetley Hill *617/618 Whetley Hill-Bradford *363/622/623/626/645 Bradford-Manchester Road www.metro.co.uk/news/845853-the-eight-hour-school-run-on-12-buses |
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kendall17
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Post by kendall17 on Nov 2, 2010 22:37:38 GMT 1
3 x £8 + £18.50 = £42.50. Alright, not far off £50, but still an incorrect figure.
She's having a pop at the council primarily though, not being able to offer a home close to their schools, or having a school thats local to their new home available is a common problem. But this isn't to be discussed here.
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Nov 2, 2010 23:24:00 GMT 1
This was covered on Calendar as well.
£50 on fares is obviously tabloid nonsense.
FirstDay Bradford £3.30 x 5 = £16.50
Schoolplus MetroCard £8 x 3 = £24 = £40.50 obviously rounded up to £50!
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Post by fwybuses on Nov 2, 2010 23:26:04 GMT 1
Am 100% sure some of them would be entitled to the zero fare pass issued by metro as the journeys are over 3 miles long. So therefore she would only pay for herself, and her child she drops off at school just before she gets back.
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Post by timelesstable on Nov 2, 2010 23:33:49 GMT 1
Anyone know any other 13 year olds who are accompanied on the school bus by their parents? A 3 hour school run, I wonder what times the different schools start and finish. I've moved from it being a bit OTT to a lot OTT.
Were the children not at different schools before the house move as well, how long did it take then, this is looking more like fantasy now.
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Post by Matty on Nov 3, 2010 0:00:02 GMT 1
I was allowed to go to school on my own when I was 9 - 10 & that involved a 4 min bus journey down Boothtown Road. I was allowed to travel & wander round Halifax Town on my own at 11 & I was allowed to places like Huddersfield on my own when I was 13. Some parents are really cautious about their kids if you ask me!
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kendall17
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Post by kendall17 on Nov 3, 2010 0:29:07 GMT 1
Totally agree with what everyone is saying here. Its abit of a joke of an article in a joke of a paper - designed to interrupt the sales of a rival paper.
Lets not read too much into it!
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Post by fwybuses on Nov 3, 2010 19:08:10 GMT 1
Its a free paper. I think it say's it all ....
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Post by 576 Gemini 2 on Nov 3, 2010 19:19:05 GMT 1
Started going to school on the bus on my own at 13 when I started upper school althrough I did do a dummy run with my dad during the 6 week holiday before to make sure I knew which buses to catch, before that I lived within walking distant from my school
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Post by sharksmith on Nov 4, 2010 8:26:05 GMT 1
I used to catch three buses to school every morning and two more home at night, I didn't need to though, just wanted to using my free bus pass.
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Post by busman3 on Nov 14, 2010 21:11:51 GMT 1
I was allowed to use the bus on my own when i started at secondary school (Regent Vs if I was lucky or PDR1/Park Royals) adn then by 13 was going far and wide - ish .
But that was the early 1970s wether it would be safe today is another matter, however think this woman needs to buy a metro card !
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