Parents Demand Action at Crossing 'Too Dangerous' For Lollipop Lady

Protesting parents walked their children to school en masse to highlight a road junction deemed to hazardous for a lollipop lady.

More than 45 parents marched their children to High Storrs school in Bents Green to demand a safer crossing at the Hangingwater and Whitley Woods junction, which is used by hundreds of pupils to get to school every day.

The campaign was started by Martin Jacobs after his 12-year-old daughter, Grace, suffered three breaks to her leg and two to her arm when a motorist hit her at the junction.

Since then, over 5,500 people have signed the petition, and MP for Sheffield Hallam, Nick Clegg, is backing the campaign.

Martin Jacobs said:

"We are faced with the ludicrous situation of the council saying it's not safe for a traffic warden, but not wanting to provide an alternative as my daughter's accident wasn't serious enough or a fatality.

"Let's not wait for a life changing injury or a death to occur before action is taken. We are calling for a full council meeting at the end of September to finally get them to come forward with a solution to the problem."

Coun Mazher Iqbal, cabinet member for transport and infrastructure, said:

"In the meantime signs that say 'Children Crossing' have been provided and a speed indicator device was installed in July. Also, in autumn we plan to extend the Greystone's 20 mph zone to include this section."

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