Primary school children hold protest against dangerous driving in north Dublin
Primary school children have held a protest to highlight dangerous driving behaviour at the Collins Avenue East/Malahide Road junction and demand safer conditions for students walking and cycling to school.Students at Our Lady of Consolation National School in Donnycarney, Dublin 5 protested today after their Green-Schools committee conducted a “walkability audit” of their area as part of their work on the Green-Schools Travel flag. During the audit, students observed hazardous behaviour by drivers at this junction, including frequently breaking red lights, as well as stopping on and blocking pedestrian crossings.The school hopes that by creating awareness and having a visible presence at the junction via this student protest, drivers and road users will take extra care to adhere to traffic lights at the Collins Avenue East/Malahide Road junction, especially due to its proximity to the school.The protest featured signs and slogans created by the students, with chants encouraging drivers to “Obey traffic lights!”, “Don’t rush, avoid the crush!”, and “Don’t drive fast when going past!”Principal Aoife Ní Bhreacháin said: “When undertaking the Green-Schools Travel audit the children noted that there were many cars breaking the lights, speeding on amber and generally driving dangerously in the area at times when the children were trying to get to and from school. The decided to carry out a protest on the junction to remind drivers of the importance of driving safely.“Walking to school is not only good for children from an exercise point of view, but they also get to spend time with their friends and help the environment and traffic management by reducing the number of cars on the road in the mornings. We hope that the drivers who saw the children today will think twice as they travel in the area.”Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage.
