Parents, grandparents and guardians have been fined for illegally parking in Orange school zones 400 times in the past three months.
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Orange City Council has cracked down on motorists continuing to flout the traffic laws, despite warnings being issued from schools and from parking officers.
A spokesperson for the council said the main offences around Orange schools included drivers leaving vehicles in no parking or 'kiss and go' zones, which carries a fine of up to $187; drivers parking in bus zones, on footpaths, nature strips and driveways, which carries a fine of up to $337; and drivers parking in mobility spaces, which carries a fine of up to $563.
Council's City of Orange Traffic Committee Chair Russell Turner said the increased presence of parking officers around schools had nothing to do with "revenue raising" - it was about student safety.
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"Council is just responding to concern from principals, from some parents and lollypop personnel," he said.
"We're not interested in revenue, we're not interested in issuing fines - it's a last resort."
Cr Turner said council officers initially issued warning notices to drivers parked illegally and only began handing out fines when these were ignored.
"The rules are the rules. Why can't parents leave home two minutes earlier and park safely?" he said.
Cr Turner said while there hadn't been any recent accidents which had led to the crackdown, there had been incidents in the past.
"We want to take action before another accident happens, we don't want to react afterwards," he said.
Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Principal Michael Croke said carers dropping students off in the No Parking Zone on Hill Street was a daily occurrence.
Mr Croke said warnings are issued through newsletters, the school website and Facebook each year to get the message across to new parents.
"People are in a hurry, they're late for work and there aren't a lot of parks here," he said.
Mr Croke said of the 530 children at the school around two thirds caught buses, but for those parents who had to drive, the parking areas on Byng and March streets could be utilised to prevent a bottleneck around the crossing zone on Hill Street, where most people had been fined.
"The crossing needs to have total broad vision at all times. You also need a clear vision of children coming in and out of the school," he said.
Catherine McAuley year 5 students Darcy Franklyn and Heath Vaughan said it was disappointing to see adults break the road rules they were being taught to abide by.
"Cars are pulling into the bus zone but then the bus pulls in and it can't fit," Heath said.
"It's pretty disappointing. They're just breaking the rules."
Cr Turner said the school zone parking crackdown would continue while it was deemed necessary.
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