Better road safety at primary schools
15 Nov 2013|2,637 views
A series of road safety initiatives will be rolled out to 10 primary schools as a pilot from the first quarter of next year, before being extended to other schools progressively, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) yesterday, reported The Straits Times.
One of the initiatives will see the speed limit on roads fronting the 10 schools lowered to 40km/h during school hours. Outside of these hours, the road speed limit will revert to the existing speed limit, which is generally 50km/h.
Motorists will be alerted to slow down by a 40km/h speed limit sign and a 'When Lights Flash' supplementary sign. Flashing amber lights will be switched on during the period motorists must keep to the lower speed limit.
Other initiatives, according to the individual school's needs, will include road markings, road humps and dividers.
The schools in the pilot include Shuqun Primary, Canberra Primary, Ngee Ann Primary and Ang Mo Kio Primary. They were selected because they are representative of some of the common traffic challenges faced by schools.
The measures were introduced by the LTA - which reviewed the School Zone scheme to enhance road safety for students.
A series of road safety initiatives will be rolled out to 10 primary schools as a pilot from the first quarter of next year, before being extended to other schools progressively, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) yesterday, reported The Straits Times.
One of the initiatives will see the speed limit on roads fronting the 10 schools lowered to 40km/h during school hours. Outside of these hours, the road speed limit will revert to the existing speed limit, which is generally 50km/h.
Motorists will be alerted to slow down by a 40km/h speed limit sign and a 'When Lights Flash' supplementary sign. Flashing amber lights will be switched on during the period motorists must keep to the lower speed limit.
Other initiatives, according to the individual school's needs, will include road markings, road humps and dividers.
The schools in the pilot include Shuqun Primary, Canberra Primary, Ngee Ann Primary and Ang Mo Kio Primary. They were selected because they are representative of some of the common traffic challenges faced by schools.
The measures were introduced by the LTA - which reviewed the School Zone scheme to enhance road safety for students.
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