Besides getting exercise and fighting diseases such as diabetes, having your child walk or ride their bike to school may help in another area- concentration. A Danish study released late in 2012 found that kids who cycled or walked to school, rather than traveling by car or public transportation, performed measurably better on tasks demanding concentration.
You should make that article required reading to all the parents that drive their kids to school every day.
Yeah, maybe we could partner with the school districts!