> > As for schools, the issue is quite often created/made worse by the > parents who park on double yellow lines or other areas where the > presence of their vehicles affect the visibility for drivers. So a big > thing is education re: why it's important not to park on double yellow > lines - they are there for visibility reasons, not for the pleasure of > making rules. Another thing is to encourage parents to walk children > to/from school, and to share picking up duties with other parents, to > reduce the amount of parked vehicles in vicinity of school, therefore > improving visibility (speed and visibility being the two main causes > of accidents). >
In my Neighbourhood, There are two primary schools side by side (One's catholic). In the morning and afternoon, 4x4's and Chelsea Tractors are parked on Both sides of the road, right down on to the T-Junction corner. I can barely get my Micra down the road at that time, and when someone wants to come up the road at the same time, I ain't for giving way - I live here. I do love that Defender with the row of Spots across the top of the cab, BIG tyres, and the Schnorkel, and the child seat. Probably drives about half-a mile to get the kid to school. PM. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth? TBD, Wednesday 2010-10-06 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
