❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding the removal of a Type A children's crossing on Great Eastern Highway/Kidman Avenue in South Guildford, focusing on the committee's decision-making process and awareness of alternative crossing options. The Minister declines to meet with the MLA and parents.
AnsweredQoN 5979Legislative Assembly
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(1) Who are the individual members of the Children’s Crossing and Road Safety (Applications) Committee; and
(a) what organisations, if any does each member represent; and
(b) how long has each member served on the Committee?
(2) On what dates this year did the Committee meet; and
(a) which members were in attendance at each meeting?
(3) On what basis did the committee determine that the Children’s crossing Great Eastern Highway/Kidman Avenue South Guildford did not meet the criteria to retain the type A crossing?
(4) Was the committee aware of the lack of alternatives for the children to cross this busy section of road due to the need to access the bridge over the Helena River; and
(a) if yes, was this lack of alternatives taken in to account when the committee made the decision not to retain the criteria for a type A crossing; and
(b) if not, why not?
(5) Has any Committee member been to the site of the cross walk; and
(a) if so, who and on what date; and
(b) if not, why not?
(6) Is the Minister prepared to meet with myself and the parents on site to see for himself the dangerous and intolerable situation that the Committee’s decision has put the children using this crossing in; and
(a) if so, when; and
(b) if not, why not?
(a) what organisations, if any does each member represent; and
(b) how long has each member served on the Committee?
(2) On what dates this year did the Committee meet; and
(a) which members were in attendance at each meeting?
(3) On what basis did the committee determine that the Children’s crossing Great Eastern Highway/Kidman Avenue South Guildford did not meet the criteria to retain the type A crossing?
(4) Was the committee aware of the lack of alternatives for the children to cross this busy section of road due to the need to access the bridge over the Helena River; and
(a) if yes, was this lack of alternatives taken in to account when the committee made the decision not to retain the criteria for a type A crossing; and
(b) if not, why not?
(5) Has any Committee member been to the site of the cross walk; and
(a) if so, who and on what date; and
(b) if not, why not?
(6) Is the Minister prepared to meet with myself and the parents on site to see for himself the dangerous and intolerable situation that the Committee’s decision has put the children using this crossing in; and
(a) if so, when; and
(b) if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
20 September 2011
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
41 days
(a) All member agencies were represented at the meetings dated 1 March and 3 May 2011. The Western Australian Council of State Schools Organisations did not have a representative at the 5 July 2011 meeting. All other member agencies were represented. (3) The crossing does not meet the minimum number of students. A minimum number of 20 students are required for a Type A crossing. (4) The Committee are aware that there is a set of traffic lights approximately 200 metres from this crossing. (a - b) See above. (5) Yes (a) Main Roads WA - 6 July 2011 and 1 September 2011 (b) N/A (6) No (a) N/A (b) Would not change the requirement to comply with the criteria. Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com
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