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Courts have the power to levy fines of up to £1,000, add
points to licences or even impose driving bans on drivers who fail
to stop at school crossing patrols.
Radio adverts, display boards at
various patrol sites, bus back advertising and leaflets will also
promote the ‘Stop Means Stop’ campaign. Stickers and leaflets have
been distributed to all new reception year children who have a
school crossing patroller at their school. They will also be
available at doctors’ and dentists’ surgeries, libraries, service
stations and city centre council offices throughout Peterborough.
Patrollers will be wearing high
visibility tabards displaying the ‘Stop means Stop’ logo during the
campaign to reinforce the message.
The city council and Cambridgeshire
Constabulary are concerned that as well as putting children’s lives
at risk, drivers who fail to stop at crossings are also endangering
the lives of school crossing patrol officers and members of the
public.
The city council’s school crossing
patrol officer Julia Potkins said: “School crossing patrols play an
important role in ensuring that children and other pedestrians can
cross to and from school safely. The job of crossing children safely
over busy roads at peak times already has its risks. Inconsiderate
drivers or those who are not fully aware of the law compound those
existing dangers.
“I would ask that when travelling
through areas where there are schools and where patrol officers are
operating drivers should allow more time for their journey, slow
down and be ready stop when requested to do so."
October 2008 -
Peterborough UK Community Website
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