Parking Mad
Wardens target parking parents
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| DROPPING OFF: A car stops on zigzags at Ad Astra First School, Canford Heath |
BOURNEMOUTH Council is employing two new parking wardens to target parents who park dangerously outside schools.
They will be on a one-year contract and are part of the council crackdown on school run danger drivers after a year of Daily Echo campaigning.
James Duncan, transportation services manager said: "We anticipate the cost will be funded by ticketing.
"They will also be issuing tickets for anti-social parking at bus stops. We are after you, is the message."
Councillors at Tuesday's meeting of the Environment and Economy Scrutiny panel including chairman Mark Anderson praised the Echo's Parking Mad' campaign.
There was one dissenting voice - Cllr Sue Anderson, who said: "The Echo is constantly vilifying parents, and they always seem to say it's young mums'.
"It's an impossible situation and it's not going to go away.
"For example At Kings Park School, there's nowhere to park because of cars for sale and businesses with vehicles on the road."
She wanted parents to be able to drop children off at certain times outside schools according to a rota.
James Duncan, transportation services manager, said: "There's never a need for someone to drop their children off outside the school - 100 yards away should do it."
But Cllr Anderson replied: "Not having to walk 100 yards is neither here nor there.
"More and more young women are working and having children.
"There's an awful lot of single occupancy cars on the roads, mainly driven by men but this is always seen as a female problem."
Phil Shearing from the transport department said studies showed a low percentage of school run drivers went on to drive to work.
He added a high percentage drove less than two kilometres to the school - and that more walking would help tackle growing congestion and child obesity.
Cllr David Kelsey told the meeting at Kings Park School there are negotiations to use the playground as a parking area. He said there is also an arrangement for St Bethanys and St Clements and St John's to use a masonic hall as a drop off area, and for teachers to walk pupils over.
4:00pm Wednesday 5th March 2008
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CommentPosted by: cazz, poole on 5:42pm Wed 5 Mar 08
they should come to poole schools's only today i was blocked in by an igorant mother for 40 minutes ,when i told her i was going to be late to pick my other child from another school she told me to get a life .
they should come to poole schools's only today i was blocked in by an igorant mother for 40 minutes ,when i told her i was going to be late to pick my other child from another school she told me to get a life .
Posted by: Phil, Poole on 6:17pm Wed 5 Mar 08
[quote][bold]cazz[/bold] wrote:
they should come to poole schools's only today i was blocked in by an igorant mother for 40 minutes ,when i told her i was going to be late to pick my other child from another school she told me to get a life .[/quote] If she'd done that to me I'd have followed her to find out where she lived, then blocked her driveway the next morning.
cazz wrote:
they should come to poole schools's only today i was blocked in by an igorant mother for 40 minutes ,when i told her i was going to be late to pick my other child from another school she told me to get a life .
If she'd done that to me I'd have followed her to find out where she lived, then blocked her driveway the next morning.
Posted by: dancingdog777, Christchurch on 6:28pm Wed 5 Mar 08
I cannot understand the attitude locally of taking the law into your own hands. Blocking the mother's drive is both unnecessary and extremely petty minded.
How difficult would it have been for the original complainer just to ring the police for help? Most people own a mobile phone, or they could have asked the school if they could use their's.
I cannot understand the attitude locally of taking the law into your own hands. Blocking the mother's drive is both unnecessary and extremely petty minded.
How difficult would it have been for the original complainer just to ring the police for help? Most people own a mobile phone, or they could have asked the school if they could use their's.
Posted by: Emulated, Bournemouth on 7:46pm Wed 5 Mar 08
[quote][bold]dancingdog777[/bold] wrote:
I cannot understand the attitude locally of taking the law into your own hands. Blocking the mother's drive is both unnecessary and extremely petty minded. How difficult would it have been for the original complainer just to ring the police for help? Most people own a mobile phone, or they could have asked the school if they could use their's.[/quote] Ring the police, emergency ? Hardly and try ringing them otherwise. No one answers the phone when they put you through to someone. Best DIY with ignorant people and park an old banger blocking their drive. Its the obnly way they learn.
dancingdog777 wrote:
I cannot understand the attitude locally of taking the law into your own hands. Blocking the mother's drive is both unnecessary and extremely petty minded. How difficult would it have been for the original complainer just to ring the police for help? Most people own a mobile phone, or they could have asked the school if they could use their's.
Ring the police, emergency ? Hardly and try ringing them otherwise. No one answers the phone when they put you through to someone. Best DIY with ignorant people and park an old banger blocking their drive. Its the obnly way they learn.
Posted by: cazz, poole on 10:37pm Wed 5 Mar 08
[quote][bold]Emulated[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]dancingdog777[/bold] wrote: I cannot understand the attitude locally of taking the law into your own hands. Blocking the mother's drive is both unnecessary and extremely petty minded. How difficult would it have been for the original complainer just to ring the police for help? Most people own a mobile phone, or they could have asked the school if they could use their's.[/quote] Ring the police, emergency ? Hardly and try ringing them otherwise. No one answers the phone when they put you through to someone. Best DIY with ignorant people and park an old banger blocking their drive. Its the obnly way they learn.[/quote] i have informed the school and also the poole council ,iam hardly going to ring the police it was no emergency ,iam going to wait till the mother in concern parks her car then iam going get my husband to park his car in front of her ,and see how she likes it .
Emulated wrote:
dancingdog777 wrote: I cannot understand the attitude locally of taking the law into your own hands. Blocking the mother's drive is both unnecessary and extremely petty minded. How difficult would it have been for the original complainer just to ring the police for help? Most people own a mobile phone, or they could have asked the school if they could use their's.
Ring the police, emergency ? Hardly and try ringing them otherwise. No one answers the phone when they put you through to someone. Best DIY with ignorant people and park an old banger blocking their drive. Its the obnly way they learn.
i have informed the school and also the poole council ,iam hardly going to ring the police it was no emergency ,iam going to wait till the mother in concern parks her car then iam going get my husband to park his car in front of her ,and see how she likes it .
Posted by: RichardC, Poole on 8:39am Thu 6 Mar 08
James Duncan, transportation services manager said: "We anticipate the cost will be funded by ticketing."
Good old council never ones to miss collecting an easy buck whilst claiming the moral high ground!
How come council workers get free car parks paid for by us?
James Duncan, transportation services manager said: "We anticipate the cost will be funded by ticketing."
Good old council never ones to miss collecting an easy buck whilst claiming the moral high ground!
How come council workers get free car parks paid for by us?
Posted by: rayc, Poole on 1:10pm Thu 6 Mar 08
[quote][bold]RichardC[/bold] wrote:
James Duncan, transportation services manager said: "We anticipate the cost will be funded by ticketing." Good old council never ones to miss collecting an easy buck whilst claiming the moral high ground! How come council workers get free car parks paid for by us? [/quote] Richard, I am sure it was slip of the tongue, he meant "make a profit not just cover the cost"
RichardC wrote:
James Duncan, transportation services manager said: "We anticipate the cost will be funded by ticketing." Good old council never ones to miss collecting an easy buck whilst claiming the moral high ground! How come council workers get free car parks paid for by us?
Richard, I am sure it was slip of the tongue, he meant "make a profit not just cover the cost"
Posted by: Emma, Bournemouth on 2:02pm Thu 6 Mar 08
When are the new parking attendents going to be starting? Please could they start with Malmesbury Park Primary? (and stay for a week!)
When are the new parking attendents going to be starting? Please could they start with Malmesbury Park Primary? (and stay for a week!)
Posted by: oscar99, bournemouth on 8:41am Fri 7 Mar 08
easy this one stager the times the kids finish should then ease up on trafic and if you have more than one child at school they should finish at the same time
easy this one stager the times the kids finish should then ease up on trafic and if you have more than one child at school they should finish at the same time
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