00:00How can one road sign in Medway cause so much confusion?
00:05This sign marks the start of the school street scheme here in Chatham on Glencoe Road where
00:11the road is temporarily closed off between school pick up and drop off times.
00:16However some say the sign shouldn't point this way and should instead point that way
00:21facing a driver turning right which is what Michelle believes landed her with a fine in
00:27the first place.
00:29I've come up Magpie Hall Road it was very busy took in all the signs that I could see and
00:36made the turn and about a week later maybe 10 days I got this piece of paper through the
00:40post from the council which was a penalty charge notice telling me that I had entered a school
00:45street scheme at a restricted time zone.
00:48I was quite baffled because I didn't even know it was here so obviously I appealed because
00:54the first thing that I noticed was the photographs that they had used to send my PCN out which
01:01was from that camera over there.
01:02And that camera over there was the only thing that had a full face view of the sign with
01:09the restrictions on it.
01:10As you can see it's a side profile.
01:12The fact is is that there are very very few accidents involving children outside of primary schools.
01:19In the year before Trance One which is the first lot of schools actually came in there were only two
01:25very minor incidents involving primary school children.
01:28Whilst I think the intentions are good, the fact is Medway under the labour group has been a disaster and
01:38money is the important thing here.
01:40They're doing it to raise money and you know the lady you spoke to about the signage is just a
01:48symptom of a much bigger problem.
01:49Michelle's appeal was ultimately rejected by Medway Council so I approached them for comment.
01:56They said,
01:57We remain satisfied that signage at our school street sites is adequate and compliant with the relevant legal standards as
02:06did the tribunal in this case.
02:08However, we will continue to review feedback including comments on signage to ensure the schemes operate effectively.
02:16Megan Shaw in Chatham.
02:19Megan Shaw in Chatham.
02:19Megan Shaw in Chatham in Chatham。」
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