NSW residents surely noticed the massive stink that was stirred after a spate of school children being hit while crossing roads. Who would forget how Sophie Delezio, after recovering from her burns injuries only to be knocked over by a motorist soon after returning to school.
The NSW Govt was slow to act even though electrical genius, Peter Olsen, invented a reliable and cheap solution. You’d be forgiven for thinking that the Govt would have jumped at the chance to have a cheap solution. But no, they insist that we need a flashing light set up that costs around $30,000 each, instead of less than $1000 for the Olsen solution.
Due to this expense the NSW Govt refuses to install school zone flashing lights at all schools. They say the lights will only be installed on a "needs basis".
Apparently the schools of Holroyd Council don’t need flashing lights. This includes my old schools, Beresford Rd Primary and Greystanes High. That’s two schools on the one street. As well as that, one end of the street connects with the very busy Great Western Highway.
That didn’t stop Holroyd Council from coming up with a solution. Where others would continue to gripe and moan while waiting for the state govt, Holroyd Council put the shout out for private sponsorship of lights in their school zones. The result – all school zones in Holroyd shire have very effective flashing lights at school zones, including the one mentioned above.
Good on you Holroyd Council
The NSW Govt was slow to act even though electrical genius, Peter Olsen, invented a reliable and cheap solution. You’d be forgiven for thinking that the Govt would have jumped at the chance to have a cheap solution. But no, they insist that we need a flashing light set up that costs around $30,000 each, instead of less than $1000 for the Olsen solution.
Due to this expense the NSW Govt refuses to install school zone flashing lights at all schools. They say the lights will only be installed on a "needs basis".
Apparently the schools of Holroyd Council don’t need flashing lights. This includes my old schools, Beresford Rd Primary and Greystanes High. That’s two schools on the one street. As well as that, one end of the street connects with the very busy Great Western Highway.
That didn’t stop Holroyd Council from coming up with a solution. Where others would continue to gripe and moan while waiting for the state govt, Holroyd Council put the shout out for private sponsorship of lights in their school zones. The result – all school zones in Holroyd shire have very effective flashing lights at school zones, including the one mentioned above.
Good on you Holroyd Council
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