On Wednesday 22nd January 2014, My Daughter was walking with her classmate down St Cuthberts Road from school, when a car mounted the kerb and nearly hit them both. My Daughter and her friend were very shaken up by this and obviously my friend and I, as parents, are extremely upset and angered by the incident.
Chrchtown Primary School is situated along St Cuthberts Road and Sunny Road, Churchtown, Southport. During School dropping off and pick up times there are number of parents who are parking on Double Yellow lines along St Cutberts Road, causing a great deal of Danger to pupils and their families.
We have the drop off zone which is regularly misused as parents park on it causing children to have to get out of their cars on the road.
Parents are regularly parking on the pavement along St. Cuthberts road which is causing moving cars to drive dangerously close to the narrow pavement where parents are walking with their little ones. This inconsiderate parking is also blocking the pavement and Parents and children are having to walk in the road to get past.
The top end of Sunny Road is for residential use only and yet parents again are dropping their children off and then performing turns in the road which in such a small area is very dangerous as there is alot of human traffic at these times of the day.
The school news letters have
appealed to parents to recognise the danger
in their actions, and parents have also been approached by Teachers and
Community Support Officers, and yet still don't take this issue
seriously.
Numerous near misses have now been
reported to the school, It is only a matter of time before a more
serious incident takes place.
I am aware that a number of parents are becoming increasingly concerened for the safety of not just their own children, but all children travelling to and from Churchtown Primary School.
I call on all those who support our cause to sign the petition and pass it on.
Hopefully this petition will help highlight how concerned we are for the safety of our children to these persistent parkers, and if needs be we will take the petition to the local council.Updates
March 18, 2014
The petition has reached two hundred and fifty signatures. This level of support confirms that the unsafe traffic conditions near Churchtown Primary School are a deep concern for many people in our community.
Reached 250 supporters
March 17, 2014
Reached 100 supporters
January 24, 2014
96 Comments
I agree that Sunny Rd and St Cuthberts Rd are being abused by selfish parents. I am a busy working mum and drop off at peak times. I manage to use the drop off zone properly and park in a legal space when picking up. When my son was younger I would walk through the park and park in a quieter place. Its not difficult.
I totally agree and furthermore I would call for parents to watch their speed when driving past the school and towards the Con club - many parents drive like boy racers and could easily cause an accident on such a narrow short raid where children can't get out of the way quick enough.
Extremely dangerous! I'm sick of seeing lazy people park dangerously. Disgusting to see parents with disabled children in the school having to argue for the spaces that are there for their children!
I witnessed this incident on the 22nd of January. The driver tried to make out that ot was the choldrens fault for npt looking where they were going. Unbelievable. Should have got the reg number
i have a six year old at tbis school and also a two year old in a pram and i am sick of having yo sweeze past cars thst are parked on the pavemdng of st Cuthbert rd or in many cases i have to go on the rd because the pram wont fit through.
Where are the traffic wardens ? I live local and it's horrendous people don't care !
lazy & very stupid drivers
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On Wednesday 22nd January 2014, My Daughter was walking with her classmate down St Cuthberts Road from school, when a car mounted the kerb and nearly hit them both. My Daughter and her friend were very shaken up by this and obviously my friend and I, as parents, are extremely upset and angered by the incident.
Chrchtown Primary School is situated along St Cuthberts Road and Sunny Road, Churchtown, Southport. During School dropping off and pick up times there are number of parents who are parking on Double Yellow lines along St Cutberts Road, causing a great deal of Danger to pupils and their families.
We have the drop off zone which is regularly misused as parents park on it causing children to have to get out of their cars on the road.
Parents are regularly parking on the pavement along St. Cuthberts road which is causing moving cars to drive dangerously close to the narrow pavement where parents are walking with their little ones. This inconsiderate parking is also blocking the pavement and Parents and children are having to walk in the road to get past.
The top end of Sunny Road is for residential use only and yet parents again are dropping their children off and then performing turns in the road which in such a small area is very dangerous as there is alot of human traffic at these times of the day.
The school news letters have
appealed to parents to recognise the danger
in their actions, and parents have also been approached by Teachers and
Community Support Officers, and yet still don't take this issue
seriously.
Numerous near misses have now been
reported to the school, It is only a matter of time before a more
serious incident takes place.
I am aware that a number of parents are becoming increasingly concerened for the safety of not just their own children, but all children travelling to and from Churchtown Primary School.
I call on all those who support our cause to sign the petition and pass it on.
Hopefully this petition will help highlight how concerned we are for the safety of our children to these persistent parkers, and if needs be we will take the petition to the local council.Updates
March 18, 2014
The petition has reached two hundred and fifty signatures. This level of support confirms that the unsafe traffic conditions near Churchtown Primary School are a deep concern for many people in our community.
Reached 250 supporters
March 17, 2014
Reached 100 supporters
January 24, 2014
96 Comments
As a resident of sunny road I am absolutely sick of selfish parents parking over our drive and having to shout at them to move so I can park myself! The main concern is that an emergency vehicle would not be able to reach the end of the road when it is gridlocked!!!
I agree that Sunny Rd and St Cuthberts Rd are being abused by selfish parents. I am a busy working mum and drop off at peak times. I manage to use the drop off zone properly and park in a legal space when picking up. When my son was younger I would walk through the park and park in a quieter place. Its not difficult.
I totally agree and furthermore I would call for parents to watch their speed when driving past the school and towards the Con club - many parents drive like boy racers and could easily cause an accident on such a narrow short raid where children can't get out of the way quick enough.
Extremely dangerous! I'm sick of seeing lazy people park dangerously. Disgusting to see parents with disabled children in the school having to argue for the spaces that are there for their children!
I witnessed this incident on the 22nd of January. The driver tried to make out that ot was the choldrens fault for npt looking where they were going. Unbelievable. Should have got the reg number
i have a six year old at tbis school and also a two year old in a pram and i am sick of having yo sweeze past cars thst are parked on the pavemdng of st Cuthbert rd or in many cases i have to go on the rd because the pram wont fit through.
Where are the traffic wardens ? I live local and it's horrendous people don't care !
lazy & very stupid drivers
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As a resident of sunny road I am absolutely sick of selfish parents parking over our drive and having to shout at them to move so I can park myself! The main concern is that an emergency vehicle would not be able to reach the end of the road when it is gridlocked!!!