{"id":22899,"date":"2017-11-28T17:27:57","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T17:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=22899"},"modified":"2017-11-28T17:27:57","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T17:27:57","slug":"primary-pupils-urge-drivers-slow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/11\/28\/primary-pupils-urge-drivers-slow\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary pupils urge drivers to slow down near school"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CONCERNS over speeding drivers led Coryton Primary School to run a road safety week between November 20 and 26.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parents and teachers hoped the week of activities would highlight the issue of speeding in the area and help educate pupils about staying safe on the roads. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cDespite having two highly valued crossing patrol wardens in the area at the start and end of the school day we have received reports of frequent incidents where cars have either ignored the crossing patrol staff or driven through red traffic lights,\u201d said head of school Gareth James.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coryton Primary School\u2019s road safety week coincided with road safety charity Brake\u2019s 2017 initiative where the theme was Speed Down Save Lives.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22902\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22902\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-22902 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-coryton-primary-children.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-coryton-primary-children.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-coryton-primary-children-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-coryton-primary-children-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-coryton-primary-children-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22902 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-coryton-primary-children.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-coryton-primary-children.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-coryton-primary-children-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-coryton-primary-children-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-coryton-primary-children-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript> Photo: Coryton Primary School. Year four conduct a scavenger hunt for broken road signs as part of the road safety week.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The school began the week with an assembly during which resources from Brake\u2019s website were used to introduce pupils to road safety.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each school year learnt about issues in their own way ranging from Cardiff Road Safety Team visiting year six, year five estimating car stopping distances and years one to three designing road safety posters.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22921\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22921\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22921\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-road-safety-board.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-road-safety-board.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-road-safety-board-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-road-safety-board-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-road-safety-board-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22921\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-road-safety-board.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-road-safety-board.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-road-safety-board-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-road-safety-board-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-road-safety-board-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript> Photo: Coryton Primary School. A selection of the road safety posters pupils created.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;I made a poster with red, yellow and green lights on it and a car, to keep silly people safe,&#8221; said William from year two.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Samantha from year three said: &#8220;You\u2019ve got to slow down to 20, to not hurt people so much.&#8221;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Along with the Cardiff Road Safety Team year six researched road death fatalities in Wales to see if they were linked to age.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;There were more fatalities in the 17-20 age range and this is probably because they&#8217;ve just passed their driving tests and are not very experienced behind the wheel,\u201d said Harrison from the class.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Road safety is particularly important to this school as it is located just off the busy Pendwyallt Road connecting to the Coryton Interchange, one of the largest roundabouts in the UK.<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R0-3CHjgucQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R0-3CHjgucQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to a pupil-led travel survey over half the school\u2019s 218 pupils have to cross these busy roads on their way to school.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22905\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22905\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-skateboard.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-skateboard.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-skateboard-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-skateboard-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-skateboard-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22905\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-skateboard.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-skateboard.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-skateboard-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-skateboard-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-skateboard-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript> Photo: Pamela Coombes. Pendwyallt Road is sometimes so gridlocked that other forms of transport are required.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Community coordinator Pamela Coombes has helped monitor traffic flow on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pendwyallt road for the last 10 years with Pendwyallt Road Community Watch and describes the road as a \u201crat run\u201d.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A parent with two children at Coryton Primary School, who wished to remain anonymous, has been made aware of over 60 serious traffic incidents that have occurred along local roads in the last academic year.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They worry for their children&#8217;s safety as drivers have been reported driving through red lights at the pedestrian crossing on Pendwyallt Road.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22903\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22903\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22903\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-pedestrian-crossing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-pedestrian-crossing.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-pedestrian-crossing-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-pedestrian-crossing-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-pedestrian-crossing-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22903\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-pedestrian-crossing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-pedestrian-crossing.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-pedestrian-crossing-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-pedestrian-crossing-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-pedestrian-crossing-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript> The pedestrian crossing near The Hollybush pub on Pendwyallt Road.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe road and junction are so busy that drivers just seem to &#8220;not notice&#8221; the crossing. I fear that it is just a matter of time before a more serious accident will occur,\u201d said the parent.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Department for Transport statistics highlight the importance of ensuring young children\u2019s safety. There were 5,998 road casualties involving children under 16 last year, making up over \u00bc of all pedestrian road casualties.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While the number of car user casualties for the second quarter of 2017 is estimated to have fallen by 12% compared to the same time last year, the number of road casualties involving children has risen 6% to 1,570.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Local community group Whitchurch PACT are active campaigners for safer roads in the area and have reported several incidents to the school.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The group ran their own community speed watch during road safety week along with parents from the school and Whitchurch PCSOs Jay Toor and Esther Lewis, where they spent an hour on Tuesday, November 21 monitoring traffic on Pendwyallt Road.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe had many drivers who reduced their speed. However, two drivers felt they didn&#8217;t need to reduce their speed and were clocked travelling at 40mph,\u201d said head of Whitchurch PACT Janice Hughes, who also lives on Pendwyallt Road.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Letters were sent to all drivers who exceeded the 30mph limit to remind them of the speed they were going.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As head of Whitchurch PACT Mrs Hughes campaigned successfully for a solar-powered speed indicator to be installed in 2017 facing traffic coming down the road off Junction 32.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22906\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22906\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22906\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-solar-panel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-solar-panel.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-solar-panel-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-solar-panel-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-solar-panel-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22906\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-solar-panel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-solar-panel.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-solar-panel-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-solar-panel-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/speeding-solar-panel-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript> The solar-powered speed indicator on Pendwyallt road.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While this acts as a deterrent, Mrs Hughes and many other residents want a speed camera to be installed on Pendwyallt Road to help prevent speeding.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr James stresses that road safety is for life, not just for a week.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis is why as a school we strive to promote road safety as often as possible throughout the school year,\u201d said Mr James.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CONCERNS over speeding drivers led Coryton Primary School to run a road safety week between November 20 and 26. 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