A new School Road Safety Banners programme has been launched with the first banners being deployed at Pickering Infants School.
The new banners have been produced in collaboration with the Infants school, North Yorkshire County Council, and the York and North Yorkshire Roads Safety Partnership.
The banners are one of various actions resulting from a problem-solving project, which sought to tackle some of the root-causes of concerns raised over road safety and inconsiderate driving outside of the school.
Other such actions included a targeted increase of police patrols in the area, house-to-house engagement with local residents, and consultation with Highways to reduce the speed limit of Ruffa Lane to 20mph and consider changes to the highway infrastructure near the school.
Consultation with the school, alongside survey feedback from local residents and parents has tailored the banner messaging, which remind road users to:
- Not stop, wait or drop-off on the zig-zag lines,
- Not obstruct resident’s driveways,
- Not obstruct the carriageway,
as doing so can cause unnecessary risk towards the children entering and exiting their school.
PCSO Luke Aaron said
"The banners proudly feature artwork from a pupil of Badger Class, from the Pickering Infants School.
As part of the project, Infant School pupils were invited to collaborate on the design of the new banners through a road-safety poster competition, which prompted educational discussion around road safety.
The winning artwork was then chosen by Pickering Neighbourhood Policing Team and the North Yorkshire Community Safety Hub.
"Thank you to all involved partners, and congratulations to the talented pupil who designed the accompanying road safety poster, which will be seen by road users across Ryedale, helping efforts to keep our children safe!”


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