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A mother has urged York Council to take action to improve the safety of an Acomb crossing used by schoolchildren after a number of near misses with cars.

Mother-of-two Vicki Fox started a petition calling for lights and signs to be installed at Beckfield Lane’s zebra crossing where cars stop abruptly or fail to stop due to poor visibility.

The 45-year-old’s petition stated she was horrified by the number of cars that fail to see pedestrians waiting to cross and called for action before a tragic accident happens.

Dave Atkinson, the council’s environmental and regulatory lead, said the request would be considered in line with a new process for dealing with changes to pedestrian crossings.

Mrs Fox’s Change.org petition calling for the changes had been signed by 418 people as of Wednesday, August 6, since its launch in June.

That petition and paper versions were signed by more than 700 people when they were presented to July’s full council meeting by opposition Liberal Democrat transport spokesperson Cllr Stephen Fenton.

 

 

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