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LOTHIAN
SAFE
ROUTES
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SPOKES, The Lothian
Cycle Campaign,
Project
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March 24th David Hume
Tower
Presentation by Jo Cleary (OHPs)
(Later
report based on findings)
- Lothian Safe
Routes Project: survey results
Summary of schools
involved
Number of schools that responded: 140
Number of pupils involved: 45007
(range of school size 30 – 1300)
Types of schools involved:
Primary (including nursery, infant, etc) 77%
R. C. primary 6%
High 11%
Special 6%
Location of schools involved:
Rural/village 19%
Small town 29%
Large town 9%
City centre 13%
City suburb 30%
Lothian Safe
Routes Project: survey results
Distance travelled to
school
Lothian Safe
Routes Project: survey results
Traffic problem associated
with the school?
No problem 17%
A slight problem 19%
A moderate problem 22%
A significant problem 26%
A very serious problem 16%
Lothian Safe
Routes Project: survey results
School's position on pupils
walking
School discourages pupils for safety
reasons 2%
School would like to encourage pupils to walk 15%
The school has no particular policy on walking 60%
The school activity encourages walking 23%
School's position on pupils
cycling
School does not allow pupils to cycle
35%
School would like to encourage pupils to cycle 23%
The school has no particular policy on cycling 33%
The school activity encourages cycling 9%
Lothian Safe
Routes Project: survey results
Does the school actively
promote walking
(e.g. 'Walk to school
weeks')?
Yes 18% No 82%
If no, would it like
to?
Yes 80% No 20%
Lothian Safe
Routes Project: survey results
Provision of school cycle
parking facilities
Some provision 23%
No provision 77%
Provision of cycle training at
school
Some provided 50%
None provided 50%
If none, would school like to
provide it?
Yes 89% No 11%
Numbers trained last
year
Total: 1587 (range 4 – 90
pupils)
Year groups trained:
P6 (38%), P7 (55%), S1 (5%), S3 (2%)
Lothian Safe
Routes Project: survey results
Relative importance of
measures to
facilitate walking to
school
Lothian Safe
Routes Project: survey results
Relative importance of
measures to
facilitate cycling to
school
Lothian Safe
Routes Project: survey results
School activities to encourage
walking and cycling
Education of
pupils
Lesson time devoted to raising awareness about:
road safety
sustainable transport
health issues
the environment
Special assemblies
Questionnaire surveys/traffic counts by pupils, and
classroom displays of results
Theatre company presentations/workshops
RSOs invited into schools on regular basis
Themed road safety projects, e.g. conspicuity during winter
months
'Traffic Trails'
Poster displays by pupils at school, local libraries, public
buildings
'Be safe, be seen' fashion show
'Healthy living' weeks
Education involving
parents
Themed school newsletters and leaflets
Discussion on SRTS at:
School Board meetings
PTA meetings
Parents' evenings
School-based SRTS working party
School policy statements on promoting walking and
cycling
SRTS promotional events/days/weeks/projects involving
variety of interested parties
Road safety
Appointment of Junior Road Safety Officers (JRSOs) from
among pupils
SRTS competitions, organised by JRSOs, e.g.:
road safety quizzes
logo design
SRTS notice boards, maintained by JRSOs
Walking
measures
Older pupils supervising younger pupils walking to
school
Walking school bus
Walk to school weeks
Cycling
measures
Cycle to school weeks
Cycle proficiency training, and 'refresher' courses
Requests to local authorities for school cycle parking
facilities
Provision of secure cycle parking facilities at school
CCTV surveillance of cycle parking area
Cycle helmet promotion discount schemes for pupils
Bike maintenance workshops
Cycle events, e.g. off-road mountain biking
Measures involving local
authorities and other bodies
Involvement in SRTS pilot projects run by local councils,
pressure groups, etc
Risk assessment of school by local highway authority
Fencing and gates to improve segregation of NMUs and motor
traffic
Improvements to NMU school routes following requests to
local authorities
'Twenty's plenty' campaign
Liaison with local police, road safety officers, local
transport authority officers, etc
Parking
measures
Police patrols at school arrival/departure times
Requests to parents to park away from school accesses
Pupils issuing leaflets to parents parking thoughtlessly
Pupils writing directly to parents
'No parking' banners produced by pupils and displayed
outside the school
Photograph dangerous/inconsiderate parking, and 'shame'
offenders
Allocation of sports pitches for school parking (!)
Staggered parent arrival/departure times
Other
measures
Advice/education on using school/public buses
Mapping of SRTS and problem sites by pupils
Pupils/parents helped to identify safest walking and cycling
routes for school journeys, and encouraged to use them
Development of SRTS 'rules' and 'codes of conduct'
SRTS recommendations check lists for school and other
bodies
Lothian Safe
Routes Project: survey results
Measures identified by head
teachers to further
assist SRTS initiatives
Traffic speeds
Lower speed limits in the vicinity of schools
Enforce appropriate speed limits near schools
Erect speed cameras on school routes schools
Crossing
facilities
Better/more crossing facilities:
school crossing patrols (lollipop personnel)
zebra crossings
pelican crossings
toucan crossings
pedestrian refuges
Re-site existing school crossing patrols
Improve conditions for school crossing patrols (pay, status,
etc)
Traffic
management
Divert all but essential motor traffic away from schools
'Access only' for motor traffic in the vicinity of
schools
Traffic calming
Traffic management measures in vicinity of school –
e.g. road closures
Parking
restrictions
Enforcement of parking restrictions near the school
Introduce new/more parking restrictions: zig-zag lines,
yellow lines, hatching, etc
Prevent parents parking in/near school grounds
Reorganise/allocate parent drop-off and pick-up areas
Police presence to enforce parking/speeding/other traffic
offence
Traffic wardens to enforce parking restrictions near
schools
Develop parking agreements with school neighbours
Enforce no parking restrictions on footways and cycle
lanes
Special consideration for
NMUs
Separate school accesses for motor vehicles and NMUs
(pedestrians and cyclists)
Safeguard NMU routes to schools in new development
proposals
Risk assessment of pupils' travel patterns by local
authorities
Give greater priority to pedestrians and cyclists in the
vicinity of schools
Walking
measures
Improve lighting on school walking/cycling routes
Provide more continuous footways
Widen existing footways
Erect barriers between footways and busy roads
Walking school buses/adult supervision of young
pedestrians
Cycling
measures
Remedy/avoid cycle-unfriendly traffic calming measures
More-better cycle facilities on school routes
Secure, weather-proof school cycle parking
Other
measures
Implement measures/ideas identified through SRTS projects,
in collaboration with other interested parties
Allay parental fears about stranger danger
Permit for those driving to school – limited to those
with strong case/reasons
Ensure school transport operators follow safety
guidelines
Define school (mini-)bus parking/waiting/turning areas
'Move the school to a quieter location' (!)
Lothian Safe
Routes Project: survey results
Current means of school travel
(P6/7-S1/2)
Lothian Safe
Routes Project: survey results
Preferred means of school
travel (P6/7-S1/2)
Lothian Safe
Routes Project: survey results
Comparison of current and
preferred means
of school travel
(P6/7-S1/2)
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