Wednesday, 3 August 2011

Campaigning on road safety

Owning a local taxi company, I am fully aware of the dangers posed to pedestrians by traffic. When it comes to school children I takes it even more seriously.

Having seen several near misses by cars on school children, I have taken my campaign to the council chamber, the police, the school and the local press.

I am quoted here in the Wiltshire Gazette and Herald: “For some time there have been flagrant breaches of traffic law at Corsham Primary School by parents parking illegally and causing a danger to pedestrians. This includes parking on double yellow lines, parking on pavements, parking on pedestrian walk ways forcing school children into the road and moving traffic.”

As well as press coverage, I have got the school to send letters out to parents and made the police aware who have promised to issue fixed penalties to offending drivers.

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