Driver caution urged as school semester starts

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Parents of Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges are being urged to take care on the roads with kids returning to school next week.

School speed zones will be enforced from 8am this Monday along with an expected road, pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

Victorian Government schools start back this Monday, with school speed zones enforced from 8am. Drivers are urged to be patient and should expect an increase in road, pedestrian and bicycle traffic at drop-off and pick-up times.

School speed zones are designed to keep pedestrians safe by lowering the speed limit at peak times when children are travelling to and from school. Regardless of whether a school is open or closed, all sign-posted 40km/h zones will still apply.

Any changes in school bus cancellation will be added to the Department of Education website.

Details: www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/health/Pages/closures.aspx