{"id":22192,"date":"2017-11-21T17:04:19","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T17:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=22192"},"modified":"2017-11-21T17:04:19","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T17:04:19","slug":"residents-concern-fairwater-school-run-parking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/11\/21\/residents-concern-fairwater-school-run-parking\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents concern over Fairwater school run parking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PARENTS who drop their children off outside schools in Fairwater are causing congestion and prompting safety concerns, say residents.<\/span><br \/>\nDrivers are not supposed to park outside schools, as\u00a0Rule 243 of the Highway Code states: \u201cDo not stop or park near a school entrance.\u201d<br \/>\nDespite this, many parents ignore the ruling and decide to stop at the school gates to drop their children off.<br \/>\nIn Fairwater this has led to traffic congestion and inconvenience to residents especially in the morning rush hour.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">People living near to Fairwater Primary School in Wellwright Road and Cantonian High School in Fairwater Road have been particularly affected.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22203\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22203\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22203\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/parking-1024x763.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/parking-1024x763.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/parking-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/parking-770x574.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/parking-1536x1145.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/parking-2048x1526.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/parking-500x373.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/parking-293x218.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/parking-1400x1043.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22203\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/parking-1024x763.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/parking-1024x763.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/parking-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/parking-770x574.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/parking-1536x1145.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/parking-2048x1526.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/parking-500x373.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/parking-293x218.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/parking-1400x1043.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> A car parked outside Fairwater Primary School during the morning school run.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fairwater resident Richard Scully said: \u201cIt is inconsiderate of parents to block up the road like that just to drop their kids off.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cJust look at the chaos it causes when they hold up traffic to park and pull away on the wrong side of the road.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another resident, John Davies, said: \u201cIt is just laziness. They are blocking up these areas which are supposed to be kept clear for our children\u2019s safety.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt doesn\u2019t take much to park legally down the road.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\nFairwater Primary School and Cantonian High School are yet to comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PARENTS who drop their children off outside schools in Fairwater are causing congestion and prompting safety concerns, say residents. Drivers are not supposed to park outside schools, as\u00a0Rule 243 of the Highway Code states: \u201cDo not stop or park near a school entrance.\u201d Despite this, many parents ignore the ruling and decide to stop at the school gates to drop their children off. 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