|
|
04/02/2010 -
Police, the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, and Moreton Bay Regional Council, are launching a new back-to-school road safety blitz.
Mayor Allan Sutherland said the Safer School Travel road safety program would target traffic breaches around six key school precincts in the region to improve student safety and address traffic congestion during drop-off and pick-up times.
“Council will be reminding students, parents and other motorists of the road safety basics around schools, including the rules for school crossings, speed limits, stopping distances and parking,” Mayor Sutherland said.
“Police will be backing up our road safety campaign with a higher profile in nominated school zones and enforcement where necessary.
“We’re working together to get the school year off to a safest start possible.
“I’m pleading with motorists, including parents, to be vigilant and think carefully about the potential consequences of carelessness around school zones.
“Your actions behind the wheel could be a life saver this term.”
The schools involved in the Safe School Travel road safety program for term 1 are:
•Wamuran State Primary School
•Burpengary State Primary School
•Caboolture State High School
•Scarborough State Primary School
•Genesis Christian College and
•Albany Creek State Primary School.
The Safer School Travel road safety program has been developed by Moreton Bay Regional Council in conjunction with the Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR) and the Queensland Police
Service (QPS) to provide schools with a coordinated traffic management approach and driver behavioural education.
Source: Moreton Bay Regional Council
|
|
|
|
|
|