Dublin Corporation's decision to distribute incident report forms to school wardens suffering abuse from motorists has been welcomed by "lollipop" men and women on the ground.
Ms Marie Casey, from Drimnagh, who has worked as a school warden on the Long Mile Road for 10 years, said her colleagues had noticed an upsurge in aggression from drivers before the summer break.
She said she hoped that data from the new forms, which will be presented to garda∅ before the end of the year, would raise awareness of the school warden's plight.
"It'll show what we are up against. People don't realise the abuse you have to take. If they would only have a little consideration," she said.
"We are crossing children, they may not be yours, but they are somebody's children."
Ms Carey is known as "Lolly" by the younger boys from Drimnagh Castle Primary School and girls from Our Lady of the Assumption, Walkinstown.
She estimates she helps between 200 and 300 children to cross the busy road every day.
She said the responsibility is made more difficult by some unco-operative motorists, who are unwilling to slow down or stop for school wardens.
Ms Casey's latest problematic encounter was with a van driver.
"Every time I lifted my foot to move he edged towards me. Then he revved up and charged the van towards me," she said.
"He was ranting and raving and telling me to get off the road. I got frightened, you don't know which way to go."
Even the most seemingly respectable drivers can turn nasty, according to Ms Casey.
"There was a lady in a lovely car, I think it was a Merc. She was very well dressed with perfect make-up," she explained.
"I thought she was waving to somebody. I looked round to see who she was waving at but when I looked again she was putting her two fingers up at me!"
She said this was a common occurrence.
"You also get them speeding, revving their car, intimidating you. You can feel a bit nervous in the middle of the road."
Others motorists have parked on Ms Casey's duty point and refused to move when asked.
She recalled one incident when she asked a man to move from her spot. When he did so, a woman took his place when Ms Casey was not looking.
"Well, I got called all the names going because I had let that lady park and asked him to move," she said.
"I ended up crying because I got myself into such a state. It can knock your concentration. I managed to get through it all right but I was very upset."
Over the last 10 years, Ms Casey has noticed a change in the attitude of drivers. She said they appeared to be more rushed and less considerate.
"I love my job because I love the children and their parents, but it just takes one person who is having a bad day to ruin everything."