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Sustrans, a charity which encourages people to walk and cycle, said the figures needed to change dramatically.
It comes after a Department for Infrastructure report showed the number of primary school children walking to school has fallen from 31% to 19%.
This is despite the fact that just under half of children live less than a mile from their school.
That is shocking , Sustrans said.
Of the 968 children for whom parents were surveyed, 523 attended a primary school and the remaining 445 attended a post-primary school.
It found that 68% of primary school pupils were driven to and from school by car, while just 19% usually walked. ....

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