Children's travel behaviour varies from that of adults in several ways: they have less choice
about where they go and often they are not allowed to travel unescorted by an older person.
The factors that influence children's travel behaviour have changed in recent years, with the
development of car-oriented lifestyles, increased numbers of mothers in employment and
changes in attitudes towards children's independent mobility. The purpose of this paper is to
examine the nature of children's travel behaviour and its implications for their volumes of …