- Target:
- Leicestershire County Council
- Region:
- United Kingdom
- Website:
- www.leics.gov.uk
At present, the site of a long standing school safety patrol on Hinckley Road, Burbage, remains unmanned. This is a result of the retirement of the previous incumbent in the summer.
Shortly after half term, and following the appeals of parents, another safety officer was redeployed to this site as the crossing had become impossible to negotiate safely. This person resigned within weeks as a result of the behaviour of a minority of parents and residents, who refused on occasion to cross with her, and as a result of cars mounting the kerb where she was sited, putting her and children in significant danger.
This road is an extremely dangerous one. Our children have to cross in poor conditions, facing a blind bend on one side and the flow of speeding traffic (including HGVs) through the village.
It is so concerning, with so many at risk, that we cannot allow the crossing to remain unmanned and no other alternatives to be put in place. Burbage Community Speedwatch has clocked drivers doing in excess of 60mph through our village - these drivers would be unable to stop for a child, nor parents and childminders with prams and buggies.
Please help us by signing our petition! Let's make our village safer for all - and prevent the needless injury or loss of life to pedestrians desperately trying to negotiate this road.
We, the undersigned, call on Leicestershire County Council to take immediate action to install a School Safety Patrol; pedestrian crossing; safety barriers or any such measure that would ensure the ongoing safety of all pedestrians, including the most vulnerable - our children, who use the crossing at Hinckley Road, Burbage.
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The School Safety Patrol - Hinckley Road, Burbage petition to Leicestershire County Council was written by Claire Nealon and is in the category Children's Rights at GoPetition.