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May 2023
Road safety petition for Harrogate to be delivered next week
A petition calling for improvements to roads around schools in Harrogate will be delivered to the highways authority next week.
Set up by a group of parents concerned about safety for youngsters travelling to and from school, the petition has attracted almost 900 signatures.
It calls for a 20mph limit on roads across Oatlands, Pannal Ash, Rossett and the Saints area of Harrogate. The parents said thousands of pupils travel to four primary schools, five secondary schools, Harrogate College and several nurseries and pre-schools in the area each day.
In their petition, the parents said:
The petition references two serious collisions earlier this year – one on Beechwood Grove and one on Yew Tree Lane – which left three children hurt and requiring hospital treatment.
The incident on Yew Tree Lane left two 15-year-old Rossett School boys with serious, potentially life-changing, injuries.
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After the collision, there were renewed calls for better safety measures around schools in the area. However, the campaign for changes dated much further back, with local parents having presented their requests to North Yorkshire County Council last year.
This year, meetings have been held between all headteachers in the area with representatives of North Yorkshire Council's highways department. All the affected schools have put their names to the campaign for reduced speed limits.
Hazel Peacock, one of the parents who set up the petition, said:
To see or sign the petition, click here.
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