 �27m will be used to promote road safety around Scotland's schools |
A mandatory 20mph speed limit is to be introduced outside each of Glasgow's 258 schools in the biggest project of its kind in Scotland. The �4m scheme will be brought in over the next three years.
Glasgow currently has the worst record in Scotland for injuries to children on the city's streets, with 271 being hurt travelling to or from school in the past three years.
A recent survey showed that many youngsters were frightened of traffic, with half describing the roads outside their schools as dangerous.
The Scottish Executive has given �27m to local authorities to promote road safety around schools.
Glasgow City Council decided that the most effective solution would be to introduce compulsory, part-time 20 mile an hour speed limits around all its schools after the success of pilot projects in the city.
The first will be brought into force in areas where the largest numbers of children have been injured.
However, they are unlikely to be in force until next spring.
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