reger-me.com. Road safety for schools scheme

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Latest austerity measures are hitting road safety as well as the publics' pocket. Town councils across the country have placed under review many school crossing patrols.
Ironically some authorities are rating the necessity of a lollipop person red, amber and green - high, medium and low risk. Undoubtedly councils will argue not every patrol will go however it is possible many of the high risk sites will not be manned putting our children at risk.
With costs in the region of £6,000 per year to run each patrol inclusive of town hall management and insurance costs cuts in this area are an attractive option.
The argument from many is parents should be responsible for the task of getting their children safely to school, eliminating the need for crossing patrols. While it is not a statutory requirement for councils or schools to provide crossing patrols, society at large must have a commitment to allow our children to travel around our villages, towns and cities safely.
The answer is peer pressure to promote driver awareness. The signs to indicate schools and school crossings are already in place. Drivers are aware of the areas to be more vigilant. Bringing the potential catastrophic consequences to a driver's attention should they not regulate speed or park correctly in these areas will undoubtedly improve road safety. If the authors of these comments were the children form these schools the impact would be all the greater.
Everyone has seen the parent double park or stop on the zig zags outside a school to ensure their little angel isn't late for school. If this parent could be advised later via a post against their vehicles registration number from another child that this action could have caused an accident resulting in injury or worse, that the incident has now been time lined and future similar actions will also be recorded resulting in a possible report to the police. It is unlikely this parent would re-offend.
Schools could promote the scheme through the school bulletin with signs around the school. Empower the children with a platform to make the roads safer.
In an ideal world none of the services ensuring the safety of our children would ever be cut but unfortunately our world is far from ideal. With many of the cuts due to be implemented at the end of March 2012 a little forward planning is essential.
Give the children a lollipop.