Eve Lamb
Breach the road rules around Castlemaine’s school crossings and … you can expect some pain in the hip pocket at very least.
That’s the message from police following an alarming increase in the incidence of drivers flouting the road rules at Castlemaine’s school crossings.
School crossing attendant Tony Peachey says that in recent days he’s observed a worrying rise in the number of motorists illegally driving onto the crossing before he has moved off it while on crossing duty near Castlemaine North Primary School on busy Barker Street.
“People are ignoring the safety issues to the detriment of ourselves and anybody else using the crossings,” he said.
“The number of people not bothering to stop when I’m still in the middle of the road is increasing exponentially.
“I would also estimate it’s close to 75 per cent who are … Read more in today’s Mail…