“We’ve had people shake their heads at us and say ‘No, not stopping’ and they just fly right through,” says a crossing guard.
Mark Panneton walks his daughter, Samantha, home from Grade 1 at PEXSISEN Elementary School in Langford almost every day, and he has seen how some drivers get angry and impatient when crossing guards try to do their job on West Shore Parkway.
The guards try to keep students safe in the area of West Shore Parkway and Langford Parkway by activating the pedestrian-controlled light at the main crosswalk and stepping off the curb with their Stop signs held high, but it doesn’t always have the desired effect. Some drivers have told the crossing guards that there is no legal obligation to follow their directions, which West Shore RCMP Const. Andrew Matheson said is not the case.
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