| The man said that traffic cones, which should be put out daily around Eastern Primary in Broughty Ferry, have not been appearing in recent weeks.
The school, along with Park Place Primary in the city centre, was chosen last year to pilot the scheme.
The initiative is aimed at reducing congestion and encouraging parents to park properly rather than stop their vehicles on double yellow or zig-zag lines while dropping off or picking up their children.
In addition to the cones, banners were put up to remind drivers of their responsibilities and police officers and parking attendants were on hand from time to time to monitor parking.
Parents were also given free parking cards giving them 15 minutes use of a nearby council-run car park.
The city council’s education committee recently decided to roll out the scheme to every primary school in the city — although only a few of them will need the free parking entitlement.
The concerned parent said, “The pilot scheme introduced at Eastern was a great idea, and it certainly had an immediate impact.
“There was a long-running problem with people parking on the zig-zag lines outside the school, and it was a real danger to the young kids running out of the gates.
“Recently, however, they seem to have given up on putting out the cones.
“Inevitably, the old habits of selfish drivers are now starting to creep back in. The council is to be commended for putting this pilot in place, but it really needs to see the thing through.”
At collection time after school yesterday, there was no sign of the cones being put out.
A pile remained near the main door of the school, while the zig-zag section was used as an illegal parking spot.
A spokesman for the council’s education department could offer no explanation for the cones not appearing.
He said, “The pilot is on-going and the cones should still be placed in the road to highlight the situation to parents.
“We would always encourage motorists to park responsibly and avoid situation that could put children in danger.”
The extension of the parking scheme will cost £64,000 a year for extra school crossing patrollers and the council will also be buying 1200 traffic cones and 50 banners. |
