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Dear Parents/ Staff,
We request all parents and staff to make ONLY right turns when entering and exiting the parental parking lot. Please come in from the main road and make ONLY a right turn into the parking. We expect your kind cooperation in this regard.

We are working closely with the Abu Dhabi Police Department, Abu Dhabi Department of Transportation and Abu Dhabi Municipality to institute necessary changes to the traffic flow in and around the school grounds. To that end, please note the following items:

1. All street parking is illegal. Vehicles found parked or even just waiting (blocking the road) will be ticketed. We have been told that the curbs will be repainted to reflect this decision.

2. We have added 4 cross walks to the school parking lot. We request that all pedestrians use these to make their way from one side of the lot to the other. Do not walk in the driving area of the lot or between cars. Please use the sidewalks and the cross walks only! Drivers, please drive slowly, stop and check both directions before proceeding over a cross walk. Remember, pedestrians have the right of way in all cases! (Even when you are running late!)

3. We request all parents to make Right Turns ONLY when entering and exiting the parental parking lot. This step alone will save everyone time, stress and frustration. We are not the only traffic in this area and the other schools in the area have their own traffic to contend with. Let’s make this change to make it a more peaceful process. A queue should form as indicated in yellow on the map below. BE PATIENT! Do not cut the queue, have respect for your fellow parents in this matter. When leaving, use alternate roads to get to the main roads, there are many. You will often find by using different roads, you might bypass the heavy rush and find your way to the main road more quickly than you thought.

4. If you need to park in the parental lot, please reverse park and pull all the way in to the stopper. They have been placed to indicate where to stop, leaving sufficient room for walking on the side walk. Only when pulling all the way into the parking spot can we ensure smooth flow of traffic in the driving portion. PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH PARENTS IN THE PROCESS OF PARKING OR EXITING A SPOT.

5. Drivers of vehicles should never exit the vehicle unless in a designated parking spot. It is dangerous, in case you haven’t placed the vehicle correctly in park. It is also disrespectful in the case of blocking road traffic or blocking someone in a parking spot.

6. If you can’t find a parking spot immediately, circle around and try again. Come earlier next time or, better still, come later. Your child is safe in the school and there is no need to rush. If you can wait an extra 20 minutes to collect your child so that you don’t have to deal with the rush; that is best. All children not staying for additional classes should be collected by 3:30pm. All children staying for additional classes should be collected by 4:45pm.

If we can all take our time and be patient with one another, the stress and frustration of pickup and drop-off will be reduced.
Chairman,
Merryland International School.