School zone lights like those at Sophie Delezio's School are now available to any school in NSW that wants them. The lights are installed on private property close to the 40kmh signs.

By agreeing to host flashing lights on your property your will be helping to protect the lives of local school children and helping responsible drivers to avoid unfair revenue-driven fines.

The lights are installed on a post in an unobtrusive location somewhere near the 40kmh sign.

They are powered from a 12V transformer that plugs into a powerpoint in your house. A computer controller automatically turns the lights on and off and handles school holidays etc.

Total electricity cost to run the lights is less than 70 cents per year. See separate cost calculation.

The lights can be run from mains power for 1000 years for the cost of installing solar power!

Yes, otherwise Brydens Law Group at Liverpool would not have agreed to fund 20 of them. They simply say "Check Speed" which is no different from Council-issued garbage bin stickers that say "Slow Down in my Street". The flashing lights are no different from flashing Christmas lights.

The RTA will not allow them. They prefer to spend up to $75,000 per sign installing lights at just 4% of school zones instead of spending $1,000 per sign installing more reliable lights at every school in the state. The RTA has even been given the technology to use for nothing.

The hope is that the appearance of flashing lights on private property at many schools will convince the Government that the community is concerned about child safety and that they will expand the installation program. If RTA lights are installed then the private signs would be removed.

The State Opposition supports the accelerated rollout of flashing lights as per a media release issued by the Shadow Minister for Roads, Andrew Stoner, on 28 January 2009.

If at any time you decide that you no longer want the sign on your property it will be removed.

Email or ring Peter Olsen on 9599-1811 or 0414-538-404.