Children outline the Park SMART message to drivers in Surrey
Message is part of a year long campaign by Surrey County Council and Surrey Police to tackle anti-social driving.
Children from Holmesdale Community Infant School, in Reigate and St Jude's C of E Junior School, in Egham have been spreading the Park SMART message to drivers with bad parking habits.
The children were joined by police officers and members of Surrey County Council's Safer and Smarter Travel team to deliver the message, which is part of the council and Surrey Police's year long campaign to tackle anti-social driving.
Inconsiderate parking is a particular problem outside schools in Surrey where regular bad behaviour includes flouting parking restrictions designed to keep children safe, mounting pavements and blocking roads, crossing points and junctions.
Dr Andrew Povey, Leader of Surrey County Council, said: "It's a particular problem around schools in Surrey where inconsiderate parking creates situations where children's lives are put at risk. I would urge people to take more care and give some thought to those around them when parking."
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