Warning follows near miss

Woy Woy South Public School principal Mr Terry Greedy is reminding parents and students of the importance of road safety after a "near-fatal" incident recently.

Mr Greedy said the school received a phone call from a "distressed parent" telling school staff of the incident.

"We received a phone call from a distressed parent telling us of a near fatal accident as children were leaving school," Mr Greedy said.

"She told the story of three children who raced from the school playground and without any thought for their own safety proceeded to run across the road without using the pedestrian crossing and without checking the traffic.

"Had she not been driving slowly and watching carefully for people leaving school she would have almost certainly hit the three children.

"I implore parents to take the time to speak with their children about the importance of using the crossing when leaving school.

"This is such a busy time of the day and regardless of how careful drivers are it is up to children to adhere to the road safety rules and ensure we do not have a catastrophe on the roads outside our school."

Newsletter, 4 Aug 2009 Woy Woy South Public School