Cartoon 'buddies' tackling Cornwall school parking issues
Mr Williams said mornings were usually very busy outside the school but the buddies had made it "a much safer place".He added: "More pedestrians are using the crossing because they can see where traffic is coming from."Parents enjoy them, the children enjoy them and I enjoy them."
Along with Trenance, the signs are currently outside Sandy Hill Academy in St Austell and Stithians Community Primary School.The council said the signs had also been used previously at Lostwithiel School and St Mewan School.Dan Rogerson, the council's cabinet member for transport, said the project had been able to reach multiple schools across the county.The Lib Dem councillor said: "The cost implication is quite low and the lasting benefit that we have seen is that it really does effect driving behaviour."
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