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Perth and Kinross councils told to fix 'nightmare' school drop-off frustration

Parents traveling in the school 'hotspot' area of ​​Fairies Road/Oakbank Road in Perthwill be advised when their children return to class this week. , denounces dangerous traffic jams and driving.

New measures introduced by Congress narrowed the main road between the three primary schools and his two secondary schools, while at the same time restricting vehicular traffic to surrounding roads.

It has resulted in car misery where families ask children to walk due to inaccessibility of school drop-offs and other parents continue to push in spite of this.

Perth Students from Perth Academy, Perth High School, Oakbank, Fairview and Viewlands Primary saw traffic jams around Oakbank Road and Fairies Road due to new traffic restrictions. Therefore, I walk to school. up to the roundabout.

Concerned parents claim school exclusion zone. This is an attempt to reduce cars parked near schools during critical hours. School exclusion zones seem to be becoming more dangerous now, as many children are negotiating on foot or in vehicles queuing at deserted intersections.

In addition, plans to narrow the roads to slow speeds are said to have created new problems of impeding pavement-attaching vehicles and other vehicles from passing in the opposite direction.

One father of a child attending Perth Academy contacted PA and called the situation "pandemonium, an absolute nightmare."

He attributed the problem to the fact that parts of Fairy's Road were recently closed to all but authorized school personnel and taxis.

School exclusion zones were implemented before the holidays and were not tested until the children returned Wednesday. A safety initiative aimed at stopping traffic from passing through. However, parents have limited options for transporting their children.

The same parent highlighted a traffic island formerly traversed by Lollipop patrols. Today, the island was established in his May and serves as a major crossroads for students heading to school.

"The island is one and a half meters long, but he is only half a meter wide," added the worried parent. ``The road is too narrow to provide safety for the large number of young people crossing. There are no crosswalks on the road

"I'm really worried about the safety of this intersection." I shot the scene of He claimed there were between 15 and 20 cars queuing on the morning at Viewlands Preparatory School because of the narrow sidewalk.

Returning yesterday for the second day, he saw the traffic jam again and took a video.

Furious Parents posted on his social media and on his Facebook page in Oakbank his Community-Perth Scotland.

There was a post saying, "This morning there was a riot on Fairies Road."

It continued: "Despite three months of lobbying by the council and our councilors about the safety and traffic concerns of the new pavement that narrows the road, This is the expected result.”

One resident commented on the impact of school exclusion zones (SEZs):

“As a result, more hazards are created and more people are at risk of injury (or worse) than before the SEZ was conceived and installed.

Another madman: "Absolute mayhem" with the image of a car with two wheels on the pavement trying to pass.

More people have joined. Good thing I'm no longer running the school. No doubt it will cost another to fix it in the future. Scandalous. keep everyone safe.

A spokeswoman for the Perth Kinross Council said:

“School exclusion zone testing should be used to ensure the safety of students at the start and end of school, and to encourage the use of sustainable transport rather than vehicles.

"We are in constant communication with parents - both before and during the introduction of the trial area - to limit traffic during these times." While there is general support, a number of issues have been raised: the need for crossing points and designated pick-up points.

"We are trying to address these issues as quickly as possible." Traffic lights, puffin crosswalks, curb drops, and parking restrictions are planned at selected locations.Experimental Exclusion Zones are expected to continue as the school term resumes. We will continue to listen to feedback and assess the Zone's impact.

"This corresponds to an exercise in public consultation with parents and residents regarding retention, modification or removal of each scheme."