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WATCH YOUR SPEED AROUND SCHOOLS & SCHOOL BUSES

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« on: February 27, 2009, 03:48:12 pm »

WATCH YOUR SPEED AROUND SCHOOLS & SCHOOL BUSES
New Zealand Police National News Release
3:22pm 27 February 2009
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release.html?id=4836
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27 February 2009

With 'Operation Back To School' completed Police are warning motorists not to get too complacent and to watch their speeds around schools and school buses.

Around 30 tickets were issued in the first few weeks of the first term, mostly for drivers exceeding the 40km/h special speed zone around Hamilton schools.

Sergeant Phil Ruddell of the Hamilton Strategic Traffic said Police would be maintaining a vigilant eye on driver behaviour in and around city schools.

"And drivers should be aware the number of schools where the 40km/h speed restriction applies is being increased and we'll be back with the second phase of Operation Back To School at the beginning of next term."

While kids returning to school means a lot of traffic congestion on city roads as parents drop youngsters off it also means an increase in the number of cyclists in and around the city with students preferring the pedals to 'Shank's Pony'.

"We're asking drivers to watch out for last week we had an 11-year-old boy suffer leg injuries in a collision with a bus on Silverdale Rd and this morning a cyclist suffered a dislocated hip in a collision with a car at the Killarney Rd- Greenwood St intersection."

School buses are another area of concern both within the City and on rural roads and Police are reminding drivers of the 20km/h speed restrictions for passing a school bus dropping off or picking up children.

Principal of Gordonton School, David McNair, said pupils from his school had already experienced a near miss recently.

"A bus destined for our school was involved in a close call when a wing mirror on a truck clipped the bus as it went passed," he said.

Though no-one was hurt and the truck driver pulled up a short distance away the incident was too close for comfort and was totally avoidable according to Waikato Road Policing Manager, Inspector Leo Tooman.

"The maximum speed for a vehicle approching a stationary school bus from the rear or from the front is 20km/h and it applies to traffic travelling in both directions.

"Last year we had several near misses involving children getting on or off school buses and in 2007 three young people died in such incidents, the risks are just too great to ignore," said Mr Tooman.

With 46 people dying in 42 crashes on Waikato roads last year Mr Tooman said the public had every right to expect a highly visible Police presence on the District's roads.

"And that's what they'll get as we endeavour to reduce the number of victims of road trauma in the Waikato."

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« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2009, 07:23:47 pm »

There were about 10 police outside my grandsons school this morning.  All issuing tickets.  Its a busy road and most mornings you see cars going through the red lights at the school crossing.   One morning a car went through the crossing when 3 children were walking across.   The teacher grabbed the backpacks of 2 of them and the 3rd one (grandson) saw the car and stopped in time.   I noted the number and when the school phoned to report it they were told to "keep the nuumber and if they do it twice we will write them a letter"
 Huh   Once not enough apparantly.    Since that day, in the mornings a teacher walks out to the middle of the crossing before they let the kids over.   
40k is the speed limit. 
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« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2009, 11:43:31 pm »

There were about 10 police outside my grandsons school this morning.  All issuing tickets.  Its a busy road and most mornings you see cars going through the red lights at the school crossing.   One morning a car went through the crossing when 3 children were walking across.   The teacher grabbed the backpacks of 2 of them and the 3rd one (grandson) saw the car and stopped in time.   I noted the number and when the school phoned to report it they were told to "keep the nuumber and if they do it twice we will write them a letter"
 Huh   Once not enough apparantly.    Since that day, in the mornings a teacher walks out to the middle of the crossing before they let the kids over.   
40k is the speed limit. 


That definitely sounds like Auckland.
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« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2009, 08:03:46 am »

Mr DT was taking our children to the bus stop yesterday and stopped at the lights.  A car came up on his left and belted through a red light oblibious to the 14/15 year old on the crossing who was perhaps a step and a half away from being a hood ornament.  He too was oblivious, because of the truck that blocked his view.

There are 5 primary, 1 intermediate and 1 high school in our immediate area, with buses for the students who go out of zone.  There are hundreds and hundreds of kids around the mall/ bus exchange as they all fan out to their various targets.  The whole area needs to be a reduced speed area from 8am to 8.45 and 3 to 3.45pm.  It's not like there isn't alternative routes for drivers.
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