Kiss and Ride Zones are for your convenience and childrens’ safety. No parking zones and kiss and ride zones assist drivers and passengers to enter or exit a vehicle safely.
Stop your vehicle as close to the top of the zone, allowing vehicles behind you easy access to the zone.
Keep these three simple rules in mind when using ‘Kiss and Ride Zones’
Drivers do not leave your vehicle. A driver must not move more than 3 metres from their vehicle, in effect a driver can get out of the car, open the boot and help children with their bags.
Be timely. If your child does not enter of exit the vehicle with in 2 minutes you are required to travel around the block and legally re-enter the zone.
Ensure your child leaves the vehicle via the rear kerb side door. The back seat is the safest seat for children to travel in regardless of the make of vehicle.
Stay in sequence and drop your child as close as you can to the top of the zone allowing vehicles following you to enter the designated area.
Do not do U turns within the school zone. U turns in these busy school zones are dangerous and put children at risk. So drive through the zone and around the block if you want to go back where you came from.
If you are using the Kiss and Ride zone in the afternoon, most schools call the children over a public announcement system. If your child does not respond to the page you will be required to leave the zone drive around the block and reenter legally.
If drivers do not with comply with Kiss and Ride rules action will be taken by Council and the Police.
Strathfield Town Centre also has a kiss and ride zone for your convenience.
http://www.strathfield.nsw.gov.au/r...and-traffic/road-safety-/kiss-and-ride-zones/