ABSTRACT
Young people's mobility challenges in Western contexts have been the focus of research for some decades, principally but not only with reference to the school journey. The journey to/from school is a central theme of many of the interviews conducted with children in both the adult and young researcher strands and the focus of a substantial element of the survey. Traffic imposes additional hazards in urban sites: many children reported walking along routes shared by fast, aggressive and potentially dangerous drivers: children are showered with dust in the dry season and by muddy, dirty water in the rains. Intensive qualitative research was conducted with children, their parents and key informants. Young people's fears may be reinforced by parental concerns which are more strongly focused on girls than boys, and are highest where night travel is concerned, whether in urban or rural areas.
