LESS than half of Scotland's pupils walk or cycle to school, according to a new survey which found that years of Government policy designed to boost "active" travel has failed to make any impact at a national level.

Nearly 46% of children walked to school, while a further 3% rode by bike in 2011, down from 51% for both forms of travel four years earlier, a survey carried out for the Scottish Government by charity Sustrans has found.

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