Bradley Stoke Road Safety Petition Goes Live

A Road Safety Petition, set up by local parents following the recent accident on Bradley Stoke Way, has been formally submitted and is now live on the South Gloucestershire Council website.

The horrific accident on Friday 30th October, just after the end of the school day at Bradley Stoke Community School, left a Year 9 child seriously ill in hospital and a motorcyclist in hospital with a broken arm ad broken leg.

The pressure group are highlighting their concerns and proposals as follows:

“A Lack of adequate pedestrian crossings – presently there is a Toucan crossing between the leisure centre and The Willowbrook Centre. The 2 “drop kerb” crossings are located near Wheatfield Drive to Savages Wood and one further towards the leisure centre (which is the designated cycle crossing). The dual carriageway on the Willowbrook Centre side, encourages risky overtaking by motorists, before the road merges into a single lane carriageway.

“The completion of the building of our town facilities has led to greater numbers of pedestrians and vehicles, increasing the risk of accidents.

“The current speed limit of 40 mph in a residential area is too high.

Our proposals are as follows:

A raised toucan crossing (speed table) between the nature reserve and Wheatfield Drive, replacing both of the drop kerb crossings.
Dual carriageway to be changed to single lane traffic.
Reduce speed limit of Bradley Stoke Way to 30mph and implement appropriate physical measures to enforce this.
Improved signage along Bradley Stoke Way eg. caution/slow/children/schools, signs that light up if cars are speeding.”

To add your support to this petition please see BRADLEY STOKE WAY PETITION

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