I presented a 541 signature petition on behalf of parents to Council in December 2011, asking for an urgent package of road safety measures to be introduced outside Whitelands Park Primary School, following a near miss between a pupil and a car whilst crossing the road to the school.
The petition demanded parking restrictions, a 20 mph speed limit and aCrossing Patrol Officer (CPO) or 'lollipop person' to assist children crossing the road to school. Nearly 18 months later West Berkshire Council have so far only managed to paint yellow parking restriction lines outside the school!
At entry and exit times, large numbers of parents with pushchairs and children in tow are confronted by lorries, buses, vans and cars as they try and cross the busy road outside the school.
Parents are so concerned about the risk to their children crossing the road to the school, that they invited me to see the situation first hand. I am not able to show you the chaos outside the school but I can assure you that I held my breath every time a vehicle came towards the parents and children crossing the road. It is absolutely heart stopping. Parents continue to report near misses.
How long will it take West Berkshire Council to get these road safety measures implemented before someone is seriously injured or killed outside the school?
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