This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Fight for the safety of our children at Mark First School, Somerset.
The school is situated on Mark Causeway renowned for speeding vehicles and large HGV's.
There are no pavements or street lighting. Children and parents often have to avoid being hit by motorists anxious to get past the school and by HGV's who actually cannot physically get by and cause congestion.
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Yet there are other schools in nearby Blackford and Wedmore that have pavements, and off road parking with a 20mph restriction and are also not in built up residential areas.
My petition is to command the implementation of 3 things:
1. Stop HGV vehicles driving along Mark Causeway during the hours of 8.00am and 9.00pm and 3pm and 4pm.
2. Restrict speed to 20MPH at all times.
3. To impose speed humps or a form of speed management control.
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