The parents and community of Aurora Heights Public School (AHPS) are greatly concerned for our children's safety. The traffic hazards out front of the school place our children at high risk of serious injury every day. There is no stop sign, cross walk or crossing guard to ensure our children can cross the street safely. Cars speed down the street and people make illegal u-turns without looking or slowing down to consider who else is walking or driving around them. These are just a few examples of the careless driving that has been observed in front of our school. AHPS has been identified as having one of the worst traffic conditions in the region. Traffic studies have been completed. This has been brought to the attention of Town Council and other town officials but nothing is being done. We can't wait for one of our children to be hit by a car and seriously injured or be killed. Please sign this petition to have a stop sign installed at the intersection of Tecumseh and Kitimat. With your help, we can make the front of our school safer for our children. Thank you.
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February 27, 2016
I spend my mornings watching the cars speed past our school and wondering how many more close calls we have to witness before someone finally listens. My inbox is full of stories from other parents who are just as terrified as I am every time they drop their kids off. I am currently spending every spare hour calling town officials to demand they look at the reports that have been sitting on their desks for months.
February 27, 2016
Seeing this kind of momentum brings me such relief because it means I am not the only one terrified for my kids every single morning. We have clearly hit a point where the town can no longer pretend this is just a minor neighborhood concern.
Reached 100 supporters
February 27, 2016
50 Comments
There has been a death thay occured many years ago at the school due to the school buses loading in front of the school. But they fixed that with the back parking and bus loading station. But i grew up on kitimat and this was over ten years ago but i can remember many times people almost hit me or my friends because they never paid attention! I think an all way stop infront of the school at tecumseh and kitimat would be highly beneficial!!!
I walk my kids to school also and I see that around the circles 20% of drivers stop 80% they don't bother to stop even if they see you that you are crossing the road. Mostly of them they drive around because they think they have the right but the pedestrian has the right of way. I am a mother and I want my kids to cross the roads safely thank you!
This has been an issue since my siblings and I went there! Tecumseh Dr can be like a racetrack at times!!
This was approved and was going ahead in the spring. This is ridiculous that a neighbor complains about it when his kids no longer attend this school because they are both in high school. Are you going to wait for a child to get seriously hurt or worse killed because let me tell you parent drivers in the morning and after school are absolutely crazy unthinking drivers. Get a proper safe crossing in there as approved. Thank you
Tecumseh should be turned into one way only before and after school. There is 2 ways to turn onto Tecumseh off Aurora Heights Dr one allows you to be on the side the school is on so there is no reason for people to be making u-turns.
don't wait for a child to become a victim, this should have been done years ago.
This is obviously needed!
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The parents and community of Aurora Heights Public School (AHPS) are greatly concerned for our children's safety. The traffic hazards out front of the school place our children at high risk of serious injury every day. There is no stop sign, cross walk or crossing guard to ensure our children can cross the street safely. Cars speed down the street and people make illegal u-turns without looking or slowing down to consider who else is walking or driving around them. These are just a few examples of the careless driving that has been observed in front of our school. AHPS has been identified as having one of the worst traffic conditions in the region. Traffic studies have been completed. This has been brought to the attention of Town Council and other town officials but nothing is being done. We can't wait for one of our children to be hit by a car and seriously injured or be killed. Please sign this petition to have a stop sign installed at the intersection of Tecumseh and Kitimat. With your help, we can make the front of our school safer for our children. Thank you.
Updates
February 27, 2016
I spend my mornings watching the cars speed past our school and wondering how many more close calls we have to witness before someone finally listens. My inbox is full of stories from other parents who are just as terrified as I am every time they drop their kids off. I am currently spending every spare hour calling town officials to demand they look at the reports that have been sitting on their desks for months.
February 27, 2016
Seeing this kind of momentum brings me such relief because it means I am not the only one terrified for my kids every single morning. We have clearly hit a point where the town can no longer pretend this is just a minor neighborhood concern.
Reached 100 supporters
February 27, 2016
50 Comments
I daughter went to that school and now my grandchildren. It crazy how the cars whip through there.
There has been a death thay occured many years ago at the school due to the school buses loading in front of the school. But they fixed that with the back parking and bus loading station. But i grew up on kitimat and this was over ten years ago but i can remember many times people almost hit me or my friends because they never paid attention! I think an all way stop infront of the school at tecumseh and kitimat would be highly beneficial!!!
I walk my kids to school also and I see that around the circles 20% of drivers stop 80% they don't bother to stop even if they see you that you are crossing the road. Mostly of them they drive around because they think they have the right but the pedestrian has the right of way. I am a mother and I want my kids to cross the roads safely thank you!
This has been an issue since my siblings and I went there! Tecumseh Dr can be like a racetrack at times!!
This was approved and was going ahead in the spring. This is ridiculous that a neighbor complains about it when his kids no longer attend this school because they are both in high school. Are you going to wait for a child to get seriously hurt or worse killed because let me tell you parent drivers in the morning and after school are absolutely crazy unthinking drivers. Get a proper safe crossing in there as approved. Thank you
Tecumseh should be turned into one way only before and after school. There is 2 ways to turn onto Tecumseh off Aurora Heights Dr one allows you to be on the side the school is on so there is no reason for people to be making u-turns.
don't wait for a child to become a victim, this should have been done years ago.
This is obviously needed!
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I daughter went to that school and now my grandchildren. It crazy how the cars whip through there.