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| Petition to reduce speed limit from 70mph to 40mph outside school | |
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| Schoolchildren, parents, the headmistress and a local councillor handed in the 1,000-signature petition on Friday | Schoolchildren, parents, the headmistress and a local councillor handed in the 1,000-signature petition on Friday |
| Parents and schoolchildren have delivered a petition signed by 1,000 people to a council calling for the 70mph speed limit outside a school to be reduced to 40mph. | Parents and schoolchildren have delivered a petition signed by 1,000 people to a council calling for the 70mph speed limit outside a school to be reduced to 40mph. |
| The petition also calls for improved signage and a pedestrian crossing over the A1000 dual carriageway by independent Sherrardswood School, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, which caters for pupils aged between two to 18 years old. | The petition also calls for improved signage and a pedestrian crossing over the A1000 dual carriageway by independent Sherrardswood School, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, which caters for pupils aged between two to 18 years old. |
| Parent Laura Mythen, who described the situation as "absolutely mad", said a "12-year-old girl was hit by a car and nearly died of her injuries" in February 2023. | Parent Laura Mythen, who described the situation as "absolutely mad", said a "12-year-old girl was hit by a car and nearly died of her injuries" in February 2023. |
| Hertfordshire County Council said it recommended "that residents who wish to present their views to the county council or who are seeking for a decision to be considered by a panel that they do so via our online petition portal". | Hertfordshire County Council said it recommended "that residents who wish to present their views to the county council or who are seeking for a decision to be considered by a panel that they do so via our online petition portal". |
| Ms Mythen said parents had to gather the 1,000 signatures on foot as the council had recently changed the way it accepted petitions | Ms Mythen said parents had to gather the 1,000 signatures on foot as the council had recently changed the way it accepted petitions |
| Parents have been campaigning for over a decade following widespread safety concerns for children and families travelling to and from the school. | Parents have been campaigning for over a decade following widespread safety concerns for children and families travelling to and from the school. |
| Ms Mythen, who is joint organiser of the petition, said that without a pelican crossing "it's almost impossible for children and staff to walk or cycle to Sherrardswood School as they would have to cross four lanes of traffic with a 70mph speed limit". | Ms Mythen, who is joint organiser of the petition, said that without a pelican crossing "it's almost impossible for children and staff to walk or cycle to Sherrardswood School as they would have to cross four lanes of traffic with a 70mph speed limit". |
| She added: "Only 15 seconds of travel time is added when driving the 640m stretch at 40mph instead of 70mph. That's a small price to pay to allow over 500 children to walk or cycle to school safely without fear of being hit by a car." | She added: "Only 15 seconds of travel time is added when driving the 640m stretch at 40mph instead of 70mph. That's a small price to pay to allow over 500 children to walk or cycle to school safely without fear of being hit by a car." |
| Hertfordshire County Council said: "If our online portal is used, when a threshold of signatures is met, in line with our Constitution we have a duty to present and consider the matter at the appropriate committee." | Hertfordshire County Council said: "If our online portal is used, when a threshold of signatures is met, in line with our Constitution we have a duty to present and consider the matter at the appropriate committee." |
| On its website it states that a petition with 1,000 signatures qualifies to be considered by full council. | |
| The campaign group is urging the council to reconsider its stance and invites members of the public to join the campaign for safer roads. | The campaign group is urging the council to reconsider its stance and invites members of the public to join the campaign for safer roads. |
| ‘Gambling with their life’ on a 70mph school road | ‘Gambling with their life’ on a 70mph school road |
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