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Back to school road safety

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Porirua tamariki are heading back to school and there’s some things everyone can do to help keep them safe.

People driving to and near schools should:

  • watch out for children walking, scooting, or cycling
  • be alert for children and be prepared to stop
  • be ready to stop at student-controlled school crossings.

If you’re a parent, caregiver, or whānau member, you can join your child on the walk, scoot, or cycle to work to teach them:

  • where to cross the road and how to cross safely
  • any tricky driveways they should be careful of
  • to cross with their school patrol if they have one.

If you’re driving your child to or from school:

  • get them to exit and enter the car from the footpath side of the road.
  • stop and park legally and away from the school gate. No stopping or parking on broken yellow lines
  • children under seven years-old must be in an appropriate car seat that’s fitted correctly
  • use a child restraint (or booster seat) until children are 148 cm tall.

Remember, the speed limit is 20km/h when driving past a stationary school bus, and you need to slow to 30km/h when passing schools.

A reminder, too, there is a car seat safety check on 5 December (next to Onepoto Park, Titahi Bay).

10 Oct 2024