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To: Durham county council
vehicle speed prevention measures next to Bluebell Meadow Primary School, Trimdon Grange
Place sleeping policemen (full width speed humps) across the road in 2 positions on Salters lane. Just before the beginning & end of Grange Terrace (which is opposite Bluebell Meadow Primary School) Trimdon Grange.
This will make sure vehicles have to slow down right passed the school, & make it a compulsory 20mph zone when it is in school times.
Why is this important?
There has been numerous accidents over the years which happen right outside the school which are so serious the vehicles are right offs & the crash barriers need replacing each time.
There has even been times when they've actually hit the school railings what are to keep children safe in the playground. Debrey also ends up in the playground with broken glass. This is not good. If a child were to fall onto a piece what may have been missed when sweeping up, that child is going to be cut & may be hurt considerably more than if they were to fall & just graze themselves.
It is only by chance (thank God) that a child or person hasn't been killed. Is it going to be where a child is to be seriously or fatally injured before calming measures will be put in place?
It is a nightmare for parents to cross the road with their children at the best of times so we are urging you (Durham County Council) to listen & act on our concerns. This isn't just parents but a whole community.
It was only last night (4th July 2018) another car was written off into the crash barriers. This time there were no other vehicles or people involved apart from the driver of the car. Luckily he was ok & not seriously injured. If this had been at school leaving time it would have been a totally different story.
We know & understand it is a 'B' road what passes through but, this is obviously more of a serious matter what needs to be looked at urgently. It screams 'DANGER'. It's not like we are asking for the full length of the 'B' road to have calming methods, it's just a few hundred feet of road at the most in the most built up area. The road markings (& temporary speed clock) entering the Grange doesn't deter hardly any of the vehicles. It's like a race track the majority of the time (especially rush hours & later on an evening).
People have offered to be a lollipop person FREE of charge which you have declined each time. What is the problem? They've offered a free service because they're that concerned for the welfare of the children. I think if it were in your own neighbourhood & involved being where your children went to school it would have been put in place a long time ago.
PLEASE, HELP BY PUTTING THIS INTO MOTION & MAKING IT A SAFER PLACE TO BE. THANK YOU.
