Impatient Drivers put children at risk on Shooting Field spur
In response to concerns of local residents the County Safe Routes to School Team is investigating ways to stop car drivers mounting the kerb when leaving the school grounds on this access road to the Steyning Grammar and Primary Schools
These drivers are so impatient that they are not willing to wait for a gap in the traffic entering the access road and so drive up on to the kerb, apparently not caring whether they hit a child on the pavement. The options to prevent this are having bollards or railings along the exiting side of the spur road.
One consideration is that there are a number of driveways so railings would stop and start, whilst bollards could be knocked down or a child trip over one.
At this stage no detailed plans have been drawn up but obviously both options will be investigated and local residents and the two schools consulted on the final proposals.
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