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Traffic control and safety around schools

The Staysafe Committee conducted an inquiry into the effectiveness of current traffic control strategies in the immediate vicinity of schools in New South Wales.

The Staysafe Committee issued its first report for the inquiry into traffic control and safety around schools (Staysafe 53 (2001) - Part 1: Major recommendations and summary) in July 2001. In November 2001, the New South Wales government responded to the report and its findings, announcing a series of initiatives to improve the safety of school travel. These initiatives included 40 km/h speed limits outside all schools, standardised hours of school speed zoning, the introduction of specific colour and design characteristics for school precincts, increased numbers of school crossing supervisors, more minor capital roadworks expenditure outside schools, the establishment of a central database of school traffic facilities, new guidelines developed to assist schools wanting improved school traffic facilities, new guidelines for school crossing supervisors, a bus safety education kit, the establishment of a review panel to examine decision making about school traffic facilities, and the recognition of parental road use behaviour problems around schools. Further reports are pending, including Part 2: Detailed technical report, Part 3: Edited transcripts of evidence, and Part 4: Summaries of submissions received.

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