00:00Cathy Mitchich was about to turn into Scottsburn Primary School in Ballarat to pick up her
00:07grandson when she was hit head-on by another car.
00:10Her car was totaled and she went to hospital in an ambulance before being released with
00:15minor injuries.
00:16Everyone was OK.
00:17There's a 100km road so it's frightening to be there where it's too right.
00:24The community has been campaigning for years to have the speed reduced and flashing lights
00:28installed.
00:29But the Department of Transport says the school isn't directly on the highway due to the service
00:34road that has a 40km an hour limit.
00:37Having a 100km an hour speed zone anywhere near a school is the definition of road safety
00:43insanity.
00:45The ABC has spoken to regional schools across the state with similar issues.
00:50At Moyston in Western Victoria, these kids have to cross a major highway without a pedestrian
00:56crossing and parents say their concerns have been ignored.
00:59I find it very frustrating given we're a small primary school it should definitely be a priority.
01:06While in Eastern Victoria, Leangatha Primary School parents fear for their kids' safety
01:11after a student was hit by a car, breaking both his legs.
01:15It is devastating but there's way too much traffic and not enough safety around here.
01:20Schools are a particular example where you get high pedestrian concentration.
01:24Pedestrians are very vulnerable to trauma when they're hit at any significant speed.
01:29The Department of Transport says it will continue to work with the City of Ballarat to identify
01:33improvements where possible.
01:35But the community says something needs to be done now, before it's too late.
01:41Someone could die on this intersection and it always seems to be someone dies and then
01:46something is done.
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