Parents and Citizens' Associations NSW spokeswoman Rachael Sowden said she was shocked by the figures but added that many drivers speed unintentionally when entering and leaving school zones.
''Drivers need to be educated about rules but they also need to be given fair warning that they're about to enter a school zone,'' she said. ''Often drivers are already in the school zone by the time they realise they have to slow down.''
Transport for NSW data shows there were 44 children injured by cars in school zones in 2010.
Chief Inspector Mark Cook, Operations Manager of the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command, said pedestrians are particularly vulnerable to speeding drivers. ''A pedestrian who is hit by a car travelling at 40 km/h has a 75 per cent chance of surviving. At 60 km/h the chances of survival are 15 per cent.''
NSW has approximately 37 fixed speed cameras in school zones, which the Pedestrian Council of Australia's Harold Scruby believes is inadequate.
"At the moment there is virtually no chance of being booked in a school zone except if there is a fixed camera - and they are in only 1 per cent of school zones,'' he said.
Jon Dee of pressure group Do Something! is in talks with the NRMA to develop a free phone app to alert motorists when they enter a school zone.
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