The process to extend the scheme follows a successful implementation of ANPR technology at Greenleas in Wallasey – which was, coincidentally, the very first School Streets scheme in Wirral.
The report shows an overall reduction in the number of reported collisions in which someone was injured and the number of collisions where someone was killed or seriously injured in the areas covered under phase one of the 20mph programme.
Consultation is now open on using Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) camera technology to restrict traffic at key times around five more schools across Wirral.
The consultation is about reintroducing the Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) that had been in place covering the industrial, retail and residential areas around Riverview Road in Bromborough for the last three years.
Highways officials in Wirral have launched a trial alteration from today (April 23rd) to the traffic light signals at the Spital crossroads to assess its impact on safety and traffic flow at the junction.
An Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system has been installed to support the implementation of Wirral’s first School Street scheme covering Greenleas Primary School.
Drivers caught breaking the speed limit outside Black Horse Hill Junior School on Saughall Massie Road were given the choice of taking a fixed penalty or being questioned about their driving before a special ‘kids court’ made up of a panel of pupils from the school.
