PARENTS are recklessly ignoring zig zag lines outside a primary - leaving youngsters at risk.

Staff and pupils at Bankhead Primary have done everything to urge drivers to take more care on the roads by their school, our sister paper The Evening Times reports.

But selfish motorists are blanking the calls and continuing to stop on lines on Caldwell Avenue and Broadlie Drive.

Headteacher Celine McKinlay of the Knightswood school said: "This is a historic problem. The housing estate surrounding the school was build between the two World Wars and so people having one or two cars per family wasn't prevalent.

"Children would have walked to school in those days but, sadly, now that's not the case.

"Our parents are parking carelessly and dangerously. It's hard for pupils who are being dropped off to see behind a parked car and it's waiting for an accident to happen.

"Sometime parents even stop abruptly. It's a very worrying situation.

"To be completely clear: this is a small minority of our parents, most of whom are fully on board with us, but this minority we just can't seem to reach."

Our photographs show just how some parents are demonstrating a complete disregard for the safety of other pupils.

They are shamelessly flouting road markings for the sake of their own convenience.

Yesterday outside the primary, one parent, who did not want to be named, said: "It's ignorance and laziness. The police are always round here and they still do it.

"Someone needs to do something about it."

Bankhead staff have been running a campaign in school all year to try to encourage parents to change their ways.

Pupils have even designed posters to take home.

Ms McKinlay added: "We have had traffic management out at the school and the police. But it's not sustainable to have them there all the time.

"We also have the problem that school meals for several schools are prepared here so we have delivery trucks outside out school - it's very busy.

"There needs to be some kind of sustainable solution to the problem - we can't go on as we are.

"People rely on their cars and they are busy, driving to school is convenient. But we would encourage parents to get up that little bit earlier so they can walk, scoot or cycle with their children to school.

"It's about changing peoples' mindsets."

During the recent Easter holidays the yellow zig zag safety lines were repainted along the length of Caldwell Avenue - but this has made no difference.

Liz Cameron, executive member for Children, Young People and Lifelong, is backing Ms McKinlay's call.

She met with pupils from Bankhead Primary after members of the pupils' Road Safety Council took their campaign to the City Chambers.

Youngsters have been out on the streets with staff from Land and Environmental Services handing out leaflets to drivers.

She said: "I plan to do anything I can to champion the call for active travel - for children walking, cycling or scooting to school.

"It's important for children's long term health and well being they are active.

"I have been very impressed with the work at Bankhead Primary and I will work with all agencies involved to try to persuade parents to change their habits."