Warringah Local Council has successfully passed a law that now requires all parents and guardians in leafy affluent suburb of Seaforth to only pick up school kids in vehicles with four wheel drive capability.

“The reason you haven’t heard anything about this in the mainstream media is because it’s no problem for us — we’ve all got one, nobody disputes it” laughs parent Clara Smith, of Clontarf.

“It’s much safer to pick up the kids in the SUV, and of course it’s roomier than the Merc”

She adds, “Four wheel drives can go anywhere, and they’re big enough to obscure those ‘no stopping’ signs, so we really can go anywhere. Plus no volunteer parking nazi wants to argue with a mum whose husband is probably a barrister.”

Local councillors agreed it would add a certain uniform standard to the 3pm rush if all arriving SUVs were silver, and had a golden labrador or King Charles spaniel “riding shotgun”.

NSW Roads Minister Duncan Gay explains, “Ultimately, this is about solidifying their particular way of life, and if the general consensus is that it’s safer for kids, we will always spruik it”

The new changes will take effect in March 2015.

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