Help us clear the air at school

Roads which are adjacent to the Park School (Tattenhall Road and Chester Road) are still witness to some motorists who keep their cars idling, particularly during the peak periods of the school drop-off and/or pick-up.

Health experts state that children and older people are most at risk from toxic air and that 'no-idling' zones should be used outside schools, care homes and hospitals. Westminster City Council has already introduced £80 fines for drivers caught with idling engines.

Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, declared: "We are determined to crack down on drivers who pollute our communities by leaving their engines running, particularly at school gates where our children breathe in this toxic air."Putting a stop to idling is an easy way to drive down dangerously high levels of pollution, reducing its impact on the environment and on our health."

Every minute, an idling car produces enough exhaust emissions to fill 150 balloons with dangerous chemicals including cyanide.

So, please switch your engines off and consider this comment from the RAC ...'We welcome the principle of no-idling zones, especially outside schools, hospitals and care homes. No-one should have to suffer dirty air as a result of a driver leaving their engine on unnecessarily. Sadly, many drivers don't realise the harm they are causing by doing this.'

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