The Traffic Safety team, along with suggestions
from WMI have developed the following motto:
Road safety is no
accident, plan your journey.
Don’t be hasty, practise
road safety.
The team met with the Selwyn District Council
again this week and we are excited to have the council on board with plans for
new footpaths around West Melton School. Provisions are being made for
paths along Weedons Ross Road from the new shopping centre down to Brinsworth
Ave and through the reserve on West View Crescent. The council also plans
to create a cut down opposite Laird Place to make getting onto the footpath
easier. We believe these paths will be an asset to our whole community.
Rick Groen is the West Melton School Police
Education Officer. He will work with the school to support the
implementation of a proposed Kea Crossing connecting families on Gainsborough
side of Weedons Road to West Melton School. We hope to have this in place
by the end of the year though it is dependant on the pathways being laid first.
The school is investigating creating a sealed
pathway around the school field which will be well received by those entering
the school on wet and frosty mornings and will also double as increased hard
surfaces for children to whiz around on bikes and scooters during break times.
Bus safety has been brought to our attention and
after a survey of the bus routes, the council has been approached for more
“School Bus Route” signs on our roads. Selwyn District Council was very
supportive of this and, after a query directly to council from a parent, has
already installed signs on Old West Coast Road. They have agreed to
install more signage along our school bus routes.
We will be looking into an “Either way
it’s 20k” campaign to educate our community and keep our students safe
on the roads.
We would like to thank families and community
members for their support. Together we can create safe travel routes to
and from school for our children.
Brett Neal
Travel Safety Team
Board of Trustees co-ordinator
