With children starting back at school again in Stone this week after their summer break, drivers are being reminded that ’20 is plenty’ in a bid to keep pupils safe.
The campaign is run by Staffordshire County Council, and encourages drivers to reduce their speed to a maximum of 20mph outside schools.
Each term around 16 Staffordshire schools take part in the scheme, which is in operation when pupils are arriving in the morning, and leaving in the afternoon. Speed Indication Devices (SIDs), which display the speed of each vehicle as it passes, are used to urge drivers to slow down. A number of these schemes are in place around schools in Stone.
Councillor Mark Deaville, Cabinet Support Member for Highways and Transport at Staffordshire County Council, said the scheme had been a real success in encouraging drivers to slow down when outside schools.
Keeping roads and school children safe remains our top priority,” he said, “and our roads continue to be amongst the safest in the country. This is one of many initiatives we operate that targets drivers, reminding them not to put pupils lives at risk by driving above 20mph. We hope that the scheme will encourage more parents and children to walk, cycle or scoot to school, which helps people lead healthier lives, and reduces the amount of traffic on the roads at school times.”
The scheme was first launched in 2010 and has now been rolled out to over 200 schools across the county.
