Table 1

Characteristics of intervention and control schools at baseline.

Intervention n/total (%)Control n/total (%)
Local authority schools6/11 (55)5/10 (50)
London Borough of Islington6/11 (55)7/10 (70)
Baseline travel plan2/11 (18)1/10 (10)
Roadwork planned7/11 (64)8/10 (80)
Other safety programmes6/11 (55)3/10 (30)
Children who walked to school, mean proportion (SD)65 (22)70 (16)
Proportion of parents very or quite worried about traffic danger, mean (SD)84 (12)88 (9)
Proportion of parents very or quite worried about abduction, mean (SD)84 (13)89 (10)
Proportion of parents very or quite worried about bullying, mean (SD)55 (20)63 (19)