The City of Greater Dandenong has developed a safety kit for 55 local schools, after parents expressed concern about their children’s safety near school crossings, main roads and bus stops. Schools reported that vehicles were speeding and driving in inappropriate places, endangering school children, parents, teachers and other road users.
Council is developing a school traffic management strategy to establish a hierarchy of schools, based on student numbers, existing road safety measures and identified problem areas. Council’s campaign complements moves by the State Government to introduce a 40 kph speed limit near schools during before and after school periods.
