Police in a north-east town have launched a fresh appeal to make the school journey safer for local children.
Officers attended South Park Primary School in Fraserburgh yesterday, and talked to pupils about the health benefits of walking to school instead of being dropped off by their parents.
It comes after a week-long operation last month, where officers issued about 60 motorists with tickets for parking or stopping on yellow zig-zags outside schools.
And yesterday, Park Smart campaign banners were put up outside Fraserburgh schools to highlight the crackdown on dangerous parking.
Constable Wayne Bedford said he was hopeful the message would get through to the minority of drivers who put childrens’ lives in danger.
“My concern is that children could be hurt as a consequence of the minority of drivers who choose to park dangerously,” he said.
“I am grateful for the assistance that the Fraserburgh and district community safety group provided in purchasing the Park Smart banners, and I hope that these banners will remind parents to think twice about where the park.”
A recent hands-up survey carried out by sustainable transport charity Sustrans suggests that 22% of pupils from schools in Aberdeenshire are driven to school every day.
Vice-chairman of regional transport body Councillor Peter Argyle said: “Irresponsible parking will not go away over night, but we hope this campaign will be a reminder to parents that it will not be tolerated.
“Every child has the right to safe access to their school and they should not have to face dangers at the school gate caused by a minority of irresponsible drivers.”