A pair of pupils from a school in Irlam have teamed up to create a series of posters in the hopes of encouraging safer driving in the area.
Irlam Primary School’s Young road safety champions Flo and Tallulah created the posters to display around the exterior of the building to remind parents not to park on pavements and on the ‘school keep clear’ zig zag lines on Elsinore Avenue.
The pair plan to run a poster competition amongst classmates and attach laminated copies of the winners to the fence outside the school as a long-term safety reminder.
Councillor Barbara Bentham, lead member for environment and community safety, said: “This is a twin approach – regular enforcement and a direct appeal from children.
“Drivers know they should not be parking on the school zig-zags which are normally directly outside the school entrance. Parking on pavements can also make it impossible for wheelchair users and people with prams to get past, forcing them out into the road. I’m sure no-one wants to see anyone put in danger or get hurt through thoughtless parking.”
Flo and Tallulah also plan to develop a display board to highlight their work and design a power point presentation for the rest of the school.
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