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The council finally agreed to install traffic lights on the A3102 and I am still shaking as I write this. Our children can finally walk to school without us living in constant terror because of what all of you helped accomplish. We will keep checking the road until the work …

April 24, 2009

Don't let our children die on this road in Lyneham

Don't let our children die on this road in Lyneham

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Started by Anonymous 17 years, 6 months ago
This is a petition as part of our campaign to get traffic lights on Calne road (A3102) after 2 accidents at the zebra crossing. Myself and a few others witnessed an accident on Friday 20th March when a bus hit a van which had stopped at the Zebra crossing to allow 2 women to cross. The van hit the woman sending them flying through the air. Luckily the women suffered only minor injuries, but i'm sure it will take a long time for them to recover emotionally. The Gazette and Herald newspaper are helping us to start a campaign to get the traffic lights. The council told our local poiliceman Jarra that until there was a fatality nothing was going to be done. This is a main school route for hundreds of children and everyone in Lyneham uses the crossing. Many times it has been witnessed cars trying to overtake at the crossing, cars failing to stop as they are legally obliged to and vehicles screetching to a halt. We are starting a petition for this cause and we hope that no-one else will be injured in the meantime. If you are travelling down this road at any time, PLEASE stick to the 30 mile speed limit, and remember the zebra crossing. Thanks.

Updates

March 25, 2009

The stories coming in from neighbors who use this crossing every day confirm exactly what I feared about how dangerous it has become. I am currently gathering these accounts to present to the council so they cannot ignore the reality of what our children face on their way to school.

March 25, 2009

Seeing this groundswell of support is deeply moving because I still see the faces of those women from the accident every time I walk past that crossing. We are finally proving to the council that this community refuses to wait for a tragedy before demanding safety for our children.

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Gary Velez
17 years ago Featured

Used to live in Lyneham and that road was always dangerous. Needs sorting out asap.

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Debbie Afolabi
17 years ago Featured

Saw that accident on Friday. Horrible. How can they wait for a death? Fix it now.

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Emma Banerjee
17 years ago Featured

I wont let my daughter cross there anymore. Too many close calls.

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Sarah Velez
17 years ago Featured

My kids walk this way every morning. Its a death trap waiting to happen. The council needs to wake up before someone actually dies!!

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Tom Salazar
17 years ago Featured

Ridiculous that it takes a fatality to get action. Just put the lights in.

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Mark Fletcher
17 years ago Featured

Totally agree. People fly down that road like its a race track. Lights are the only way to make people actually stop.