Schools drop-off danger as 'parents ignore signs'

IT IS “a matter of time before a child is hurt or killed by a car” near two village primary schools, a concerned resident has warned.

- NICHOLAS THOMAS AND CONOR GOGARTY

Earlier this month, a car driven along Commercial Street in Pengam, Caerphilly county, allegedly hit a child car seat a pedestrian was carrying.

Some drivers “routinely” park on the road’s zig-zag lines outside Pengam Primary School and Ysgol Gymraeg Trelyn during drop-off and pick-up times, one resident complained.

“Cars park illegally every day, and will mount the pavements surrounding the schools,” said the local, who asked not to be named.

“It is common for parents to drive their entire car onto the pavement where children are walking.”

The resident claimed Caerphilly council's efforts to deter bad driver habits “have been limited entirely to messages to parents, which are simply ignored”.