SCHOOL SPEED LIMIT REMINDER | AHEAD OF 2021 RETURN TO SCHOOL
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Road safety around schools in the spotlight as school set to begin for 2021.
The new school year is set to resume in the coming days and local councils are reminding local drivers and parents about children’s safety around schools.
Drivers are reminded to slow down, pay extra attention and be patient when school resumes as there are more cars, buses and cyclists on the road and young pedestrians crossing the streets.
There are 40km/h school speed zones around all schools in Tasmania and most school zones operate between 8am to 9.30am and 2.30pm to 4pm on school days, when the lights are flashing.
Additionally, when the orange (wig wag) lights on the back of a school bus are flashing, you must slow down to 40km/h, as students are either getting on or off the bus.
Children are vulnerable road users. They are at risk in the traffic environment because of their size, their inability to judge speed and distance, as well as the fact that they may behave unpredictably.
Road safety around schools is everybody’s responsibility – students, teachers, parents, carers and drivers.