September, 2018
Buy-in and support of Mogale City Departments Roads and Traffic, Local Ward Councillors
There was strong engagement with Mogale City departments on a continual basis because the Mogale City Traffic and Engineering Departments assisted with the infrastructure roll out. Monthly project meetings were held with the Mogale City Traffic Police, Mogale City Municipality, RTMC, Department of Education, and Local Councillors.
October, 2018
Training in Star Rating 4 Schools methodology and assessment
December, 2018
Multi-criteria model with composite risk index, based on quantitative, qualitative and spatial criteria and risk assessment developed
SARF investigated the safety risks around the 10 selected schools. The risks mainly involved a lack of safe pedestrian crossing areas, inadequate sidewalks, missing or wrong road signs, and no “School Zone” high visibility signs. School principals recommended the installation of humps, improved parking, road changes and visible policing.
April, 2019
Prioritised list with 10 schools with the highest road safety risk
Before and after Star Ratings for Schools (SR4S) conducted at 10 sites
The SARF carried out iRAP Star Ratings for Schools at 50 Schools in Mogale City and a list of all the one Star and two Star schools was drawn up. From these 16 schools, a short list of 10 was chosen using a multicriteria assessment model that prioritised the schools with the highest road safety risk. Before and after SR4S assessments showed marked safety improvements.
June, 2019
Mobility Surveys, Speed Surveys, Pedestrian Counts
SARF conducted speed observations and pedestrian counts at nine schools. They were conducted at main intersections/junctions where children would cross on their way to and from school. The activity was undertaken at peak hours, in the afternoon and/or in the morning
Average vehicle speeds in 1 hour BEFORE school starts = 19 km/hr (range 8.6 to 40.3 km/hr)
Average vehicle speeds in half hour AFTER school ends = 15 km/hr (range 8.4 to 33.3 km/hr)
Mobility surveys were conducted at all the high-risk schools.
The main modes of transport to school were: 59% walk, 28% school bus or scholar transport, 9% private car.
The children were most worried about strangers on their walks to school or being late for school than the busy traffic that they had to navigate.
February, 2020
Finalised road safety education plan and training manual for selected schools.
SARF together with 3M South Africa, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) and the Gauteng Department of Education looked at the best Road Safety Education training material that was available in South Africa and would be accepted by the Gauteng Department of Education.
A training manual entitled Learner in Traffic Education Guide was approved for use. In-class education was combined with practical road safety awareness training and scholar patrol outside each of six schools in the city. Unfortunately, this activity could not be concluded because of the COVID19 pandemic.
February, 2020
Road Safety Training
conducted by SARF, 3M and Mogale City Traffic Officers for students in Grade 1 to Grade 5 at Tsholetsega Primary School to educate them on best practices around road usage and safety
October, 2020
List of appropriate road safety mitigating measures developed
SARF identified the most appropriate mitigating for each of the high-risk schools. These included visible road signs (Stop, yield, speed restriction to 40km/h and high visibility School Zone signs), speed humps and road markings (pedestrian crossing, stop lines and lane markings). Additionally, walkways were constructed where it was deemed to be necessary.
Mogale City Engineering Department and Mogale City Traffic Department approved the designs for all the schools. These were then implemented at the schools by approved Infrastructure Contractors. Construction started mid-September 2019 and ended in late October 2020. The construction was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Road marking and road traffic signs installations for all the schools was done by the Municipality.
November, 2020
Cost estimate for each specific intervention which has been identified to mitigate the road safety risk of children
Cost estimates (for infrastructural changes) were conducted on 8 of the 10 schools. In most cases the planned costs exceeded the actual costs.
December 2021
