One of the most frequently expressed road safety concerns is that of the safety of children outside schools. At Weltevreden Park Primary school (WPPS) drop-off and pick-up times, the roads in the immediate vicinity of the school are especially busy and there is usually a high level of vehicle, pedestrian, and cyclist activity. For the past 20 years WPPS  in the interest of safety has used traffic calming devices to regulate traffic in Cockspur Road. On 19th May 2023 JMPD prohibited WPPS from doing so,placing the safety of children at risk and in direct contravention of their constitutional right to a safe environment. On 31st May 2023 a mere 8 school days since JMPD prohibition one of the students was injured in an accident at pick up around 1:15pm.

 Help us reinstate the 20 year long standing traffic calming measures to protect the 1600 students at Weltevredenpark Primary School constitutional right to a safe environment.