Residents of a north-east village due to be expanded are calling for road safety improvements to protect children.
Last wee, plans were approved to build 10 new homes in Rathen, despite concerns about school children facing road chaos leaving the classroom.
Objectors likened the traffic in the village to scenes from the 1975 Sylvester Stallone film Death Race 2000.
Yesterday, local campaigners called for improvements to infrastructure in the community.
Ian Campbell, secretary of the Rathen, Memsie and district community council, discussed the issue with Councillor Ian Tait.
He said: “We’re trying to put pressure on the councillors to widen the road at the school and upgrade the pavements.
“Our biggest concern is children walking to and from school. We’re not objecting to new homes being built or families moving to Rathen, we just need some new infrastructure.”
Mr Tait visited Rathen’s primary school at the end of the school day yesterday to see the congestion for himself.
“It is perfectly right and natural for parents to pick up their children from school,” the Fraserburgh councillor said. “The school takes pupils from Rathen and the surrounding area so there will be a lot of vehicles.
“There is congestion close to the school with cars, buses and taxis parking as close to the school as they can get.
“Parents were being very careful to go right up to the gate for their children but there was a lot of cars pulling in, reversing out turning and driving off all in a very small space.”
Mr Tait said a one way road system at the school could improve the flow of traffic and reduce the risk of an accident.
“I will discuss the possibility of a one way system with the roads service to see if this can be implemented if residents want,” he added.
Local resident Robert Sinclair submitted the letter of objection with likened the traffic congestion to the 1975 action movie.
He added: “For two short periods every school day, the lane outside my house appears to be a re-run of the movie Death Race 2000.
“The traffic comprises parents from the settlement, from other feeder areas, school buses and taxis.”
