A resident in Woodthorpe is calling on a local authority to undertake a review of safety on a major road running through her community before ‘someone gets killed’.
Samantha Lloyd is calling on Nottinghamshire County Council to install a pedestrian crossing on Thackeray’s Lane due to high volumes of traffic.
The campaigner has approached the council’s highways department and asked them to carry out a road safety survey so they can see the volume of traffic justifies the need for a crossing to be installed.
Samantha said: “As a Woodthorpe resident of just over a year and mum to a three-year-old son, I am constantly concerned about the safety of people trying to cross Thackeray’s Lane between Coteswood House Day Nursery and the play area between the Vale Pub and the Church of the Good Shepherd.
“There is an island which pedestrians can wait for ages to cross at and get stranded on whilst waiting for gaps in the traffic, which are few and far between due to Thackeray’s Island being a roundabout and therefore free-flowing.
“There is a church, a play area, a day nursery and numerous bus stops along this stretch and yet no safe place to cross the road. Please help us get a proper crossing put in before someone gets hurt or killed.”
Samantha said she has met with Gedling Borough Council leader John Clarke, who she said has beemn ‘very sympathetic’ but highways in the region are the responsibility of Nottinghamshire County Council.
She has now set up a petition to get the public to back her bid and also convince the council to carry out the survey to show the council’s criteria for a crossing is met.
The council will only place a zebra crossing in areas where there is a ratio of 100 pedestrians to 1000 vehicles within a 200m stretch of highway.
Other residents are now also backing Samantha’s bid.
Sian Marrow, from Arnold, said: “I know first-hand how unsafe this road is for adults to cross. An area with such a high footfall of children, including my one-year-old daughter, should definitely be prioritised for a new crossing point. “
John Giles of Woodthorpe said: “I’m a local resident and agree there should either be additional refuges or pelican crossings or a speed camera to slow traffic which is typically faster than 30mph.”
Gedling Eye has approached Nottinghamshire County Council for a comment.
You can sign Samatha’s survey here: https://www.change.org/p/councillors-clarke-and-weisz-get-a-proper-crossing-for-thackeray-s-lane-woodthorpe?recruiter=338023407&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=share_facebook_responsive&utm_term=mob-xs-share_petition-custom_msg
