Traffic calming measures in Silchester Road to ease school traffic

Governors of Southcote Primary School in Reading, Berkshire, are now calling for the council to curb the problem by setting extra bollards.

They claim a small minority of parents who park outside the school gates in Silchester Road are making it unsafe.

The governors say it is only a matter of time before an accident happens.

Council initiatives to improve the problem - which include making the road one-way, extra signs, road humps and railings outside the school - have failed to reduce traffic.

A spokeswoman for the Southcote governors said: "Extra bollards would prevent people from parking so close to the school entrance.

"It is a dangerous practice and the road can become very busy. Most parents comply with the rules but there is a small minority who do not."

A Reading Borough Council spokesman said: "We are aware of the situation and it something we are looking into.

"Southcote Primary School was one of more than 30 schools that has benefited from our Safer Routes to School programme.

"This saw a number of safety measures going into schools in the borough, including 20 mph speed limits and other traffic calming measures."