Blitz on zigzag parkers
Drivers have been warned to stop the dangerous practice of parking on zigzag markings outside Carmarthenshire schools.
The initiative was launched by Carmarthenshire Safety Partnership after consultation with resident groups in Community First areas.
The partnership’s road safety team have presented banners to scores of schools throughout the county to drive home the message to motorists, especially those on the school run. All schools who have requested the banners have displayed them.
The colourful banners graphically show a serpent turning on a driver trapped on his zigzag body form with the bilingual message for drivers “Don’t park on the zigzags!” A lollipop man on the banner reinforces the message to “keep clear” of zigzags.
County highways operations manager John McEvoy said: “In meetings we have had with parent teachers’ associations and residents’ groups one of the major concerns has been the safety of children outside schools.
“These banners draw attention of drivers to the dangers schoolchildren face as a result of thoughtless parking on zigzags outside schools.”
County executive board member for transport services Cllr Glyn Jones said: “This important campaign is helping us raise the issue of inconsiderate parking outside schools and many of the schools are currently displaying the banners.
"Sadly, at the start of every new school year we get a new flush of drivers visiting schools for the first time and the education process of getting drivers not to stop on zig zags outside schools starts all over again.
"We would appeal to them to cut out this dangerous practice for the sake of saving a few minutes parking elsewhere."
Community Safety PC Rob Chapman said: “Parking on zigzag lines is illegal. It has been encouraging to see parents taking notice of the banners where they are displayed and parking elsewhere.”
Many schools in Llanelli have received the banners including: Morfa Junior and Infants; Copperworks Primary; Lakefield Primary; Bigyn Primary;Coedcae Comprehensive; Felinfoel Primary; Ysgol y Babanod; Bryngwyn Comprehensive; Ysgol Brynseirfel and Ysgol y Bryn.
The county road safety unit have also introduced speed indicator devices outside schools with neighbourhood policing teams pulling over cars that are speeding near schools and then the schoolchildren talking to the drivers.
The initiative was launched by Carmarthenshire Safety Partnership after consultation with resident groups in Community First areas.
The partnership’s road safety team have presented banners to scores of schools throughout the county to drive home the message to motorists, especially those on the school run. All schools who have requested the banners have displayed them.
The colourful banners graphically show a serpent turning on a driver trapped on his zigzag body form with the bilingual message for drivers “Don’t park on the zigzags!” A lollipop man on the banner reinforces the message to “keep clear” of zigzags.
County highways operations manager John McEvoy said: “In meetings we have had with parent teachers’ associations and residents’ groups one of the major concerns has been the safety of children outside schools.
“These banners draw attention of drivers to the dangers schoolchildren face as a result of thoughtless parking on zigzags outside schools.”
County executive board member for transport services Cllr Glyn Jones said: “This important campaign is helping us raise the issue of inconsiderate parking outside schools and many of the schools are currently displaying the banners.
"Sadly, at the start of every new school year we get a new flush of drivers visiting schools for the first time and the education process of getting drivers not to stop on zig zags outside schools starts all over again.
"We would appeal to them to cut out this dangerous practice for the sake of saving a few minutes parking elsewhere."
Community Safety PC Rob Chapman said: “Parking on zigzag lines is illegal. It has been encouraging to see parents taking notice of the banners where they are displayed and parking elsewhere.”
Many schools in Llanelli have received the banners including: Morfa Junior and Infants; Copperworks Primary; Lakefield Primary; Bigyn Primary;Coedcae Comprehensive; Felinfoel Primary; Ysgol y Babanod; Bryngwyn Comprehensive; Ysgol Brynseirfel and Ysgol y Bryn.
The county road safety unit have also introduced speed indicator devices outside schools with neighbourhood policing teams pulling over cars that are speeding near schools and then the schoolchildren talking to the drivers.
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