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The Link Magazine • February 2004 27
Drivers could cop it outside school
Traffic congestion and driver abuse of a lollipop lady outside Oliver
Tomkins Church of England Infant and Junior Schools has drawn
the attention of Swindon Police who are adding their weight to the 'i r1 IF I
rising tide of concern for the safety of pedestrians crossing Beau maris
Road in Toothill.

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don Council installed speed humps Samantha Kelly said she and col-
on Freshbrook Way last year. leagues from the traffic department
However a report on 11 Decem- were monitoring Beaumaris Road.
ber to councillors of the West Area "My observations on the ground
Panel said that the evidence of suggest horrific traffic congestion.
changed traffic flows between the I am very concerned for the people
two roads was not conclusive. crossing Beaumaris Road and also
Now Swindon Police have be- about the abuse to the road cross-
come involved following an ugly ing patrol person. Cars are being
incident before Christmas involv- parked dangerously, sometimes
ing a verbal attack by a parent on across the school entrance, and
the crossing patrol person. some drivers try to force their way
Oliver Tomkins Junior School down a narrow road on an S bend
headteacher Elizabeth Wood said past the school.
she and her infant school colleague "The crossing patrol person is
Penny Summers had been shocked trying to protect pedestrians by I W
and had sent out a strongly worded stopping vehicles and there is ab- UTEST
letter to parents. "The situation is solutely no reason why she should
getting worse and it is exasperat- be shouted and sworn at."
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