A message from our local Council regarding road safety
As part of Burwood Council’s ongoing commitment to safety around schools, we are kindly requesting all schools to provide information to parents and carers about driving safely and parking legally at all times within school zones.
Illegal parking and unsafe road user behaviour puts children’s lives at risk.
Council Rangers regularly patrol school zones either on foot and/or high visibility vehicles in order to enforce Road Rules.
Fines (including demerit points) will be issued for enforceable traffic and or parking offences.
We urge parents to observe all the relevant school zone signage and ensure that they comply at all times. This includes timed and all-day ‘No Parking’, ‘No Stopping’, ‘Disabled Parking’, ‘Bus Zone’ and ‘Clearway’ signage and Keep Clear line marked areas.
Please note it is illegal to stop on/queue across and or pick-up/drop-off passengers at marked Pedestrian (Zebra) or Children’s Crossings.
Under NSW Road Rules, ‘No Stopping’ restrictions mean drivers must not stop at any point on the road or kerb in the signposted area, unless in an emergency. This ensures unobstructed sightlines between drivers and pedestrians and allows for clear flow of traffic within the streets.
It is imperative that drivers are aware not to obstruct the roadway whilst waiting to pick up/drop off students at designated pick up/drop off zones or to enter driveways to pick up/drop off children from school grounds. Obstructing the street makes the location a dangerous place for students and restricts traffic flow causing frustration and potential accidents.
If a school car park or designated on-street pick-up/drop-off zone is full, then drivers need to drive around the block to try again or alternately park their vehicles in an appropriate location and walk to the school to collect their children.
Parking on or across driveways and footpaths is not permitted.
Attached are traffic resources Council has developed to help road users understand school zone rules. They are also available at https://www.burwood.nsw.gov.au/For-Residents/Our-Environment/Road-Safety-Around-Our-Schools
We request your school to regularly distribute these resources to your school community.
Email reminders are sent out prior to the start of each school term that school zones will be in operation. 40km/h school zones are in force on all notified school days. These exclude weekends, public holidays and public school holidays. Details of notified school days can be accessed at https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/roadsafety/community/schools/school-zones
Below are school zone corflute signs that are available for display along school fence to remind parents of the Road Rules.
You may contact Council’s Road Safety Officer on 9911 9912 for these resources or any other information about driving safely and parking legally.
We look forward to working closely with the school community to ensure Safety Around Our Schools.
Together, We Can Make Our Roads Safe For Everyone