Parents at a school in Bushey were encouraged not to be "road monsters" during a special awareness raising day, held as part of the Hertsmere Safer Schools scheme.

The scheme involves representatives from Hertfordshire County Council, Hertfordshire Constabulary, Hertsmere Borough Council and Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue.

They met at Sacred Heart School on Wednesday, January 14, to talk about the dangers of illegal and inconsiderate parking and driving manoeuvres around the school site during the school run.

An assembly was also held and the children were provided with a special pack designed to encourage them to walk to school where possible. The pack included Don’t be a Road Monster stickers to deter dangerous parking.

The children were told about a School Parking Promise, which involves parents signing to agree to a number of promises, including not parking across residents’ driveways and not causing obstructions by parking on the pavement or zigzag lines.

The children were then asked to contribute ideas to the Parking Promise in their own classes. These will then help to shape the campaign, which will be sent to parents in the coming weeks.

PCSO Carole Bull said: "It was a really useful day and the feedback from the parents that we spoke to was very positive and they were supportive of what we were trying to achieve. The children also loved being involved and came up with some great ideas about what should be involved in the Parking Promise.

"We will continue to carry out regular patrols in the area and hope to be joined by the Head Teacher and Governors in the future."

Terry Douris, Hertfordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways, said: "This campaign by the Hertfordshire Road Safety Partnership is about encouraging responsible driving at all times and especially near schools.

"The objective is to improve road safety for children entering or leaving school sites and encourage parents to explore alternatives to car travel, such as walking, cycling and walking buses."

Councillor Jean Heywood, added: "Dangerous and thoughtless driving and parking at schools is a common issue in our communities so it’s great to see all agencies continuing to work together to address it."

"The objective is to improve road safety for children entering or leaving school sites and encourage parents to explore alternatives to car travel, such as walking, cycling and walking buses."

Councillor Heywood, added: "Dangerous and thoughtless driving and parking at schools is a common issue in our communities so it’s great to see all agencies continuing to work together to address it."