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| Tollbar Academy where thoughtless parents create accident hazard |
BARRIERS are to be installed at vehicle entrance sites at Tollbar Academy in response to inconsiderate parking by some pupils' parents.
At arrival and pick-up times, there has been a long-running problem with waiting cars obstructing access by school bus transport.
This results in traffic snarl-ups not just at the school sites but also on Station Road.
“When cars pull in to wait within these areas, it is the equivalent of parking in the mouth of a junction,” says traffic expert Debbie Swatman who is leading the barriers-installation initiative for Equans (formerly Engie), North East Lincolnshire Council’s regeneration partner.
"This creates risk of an accident as drivers and pupils leaving the school are within the same limited space.
"We have been made aware of the safety issues around these accesses and have worked closely with the academy to to sort something out."
The cost of the work is not known but the barriers will need to be managed by academy staff.
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