arriety Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > perhaps the parents have got small children, > probably reluctant to do anything on time > particularly on a cold morning. They are in a rush > to remember school bags, coats, hats, homework, > breakfast - hopefully in the right order. And then > to hurry them out of the house in time to drop > them off at school at appointed school time so > that they don't get a telling off from the > teachers. And that is all before they rush to > catch the train/bus etc to work so they can be on > time there and not get victimised in the workplace > for having extra curricular responsibilities to > manage. Parents aren't special but they do have > special logistics and timetables to manage that > would perhaps be made easier if the communities > they lived in were a little more forgiving of > their particular stresses. Just a thought. I have small children,have to do books, bags etc and walk in the cold but i manage to get there on time, well if the roads wernt blocked by the cars parking on the droped kerbs so no special rules for car users, walk to school its a local school, leave a bit earlier then walk back for your car!!