Road Safety Concerns
Many residents have told us how concerned they are about road safety on Sullivan Road near the Brighton Hill medical centre and shops.
The road is very busy with fast traffic and the sight lines are poor with stationary buses and a blind corner.
There are high numbers of vulnerable people crossing the road to access medical facilities, children and young people cross to access two local schools and there is significant footfall to local shops.
When buses are stationary cars cannot see pedestrians crossing. Many of you have told us about “near miss” accidents you have seen.
As your local Labour Councillors we believe it’s time to take action now before there is a fatal accident. Please help us campaign on this issue by signing our petition below.
Do not wait until a child is injured or worse before helping our fight to improve road safety here.
We would also like to see a reassessment of the need for a school crossing patrol for Chalk Ridge School.
The school lost its lollipop man a while ago and has not been replaced by the Hampshire County Council to save money. Hampshire is following the national trend of school patrols – over 25% have been lost nationwide already.
We understand the need to save money, but saving children’s lives comes first. Lets have a proper crossing near the school.
I agree with all comments in this item. I drive along this road every day and am extremely anxious when a bus is waiting at the bus stop as you never know if a person walks out in front of the bus (THIS IS NOT A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING) or an oncoming vehicle coming around the blind bend.
Also, with so many cars now parking outside their own homes a little along Sullivan Road this adds to this danger.
Road safety is paramount in this area, concerns must be taken seriously and resolved urgently.
Putting a full crossing in, is not the solution. The bus stop should never have been placed there in the first place. Placing a stop in front of a raised crossing and just off a bend was alway a ridiculous idea.
The buses are not just stopping for passengers, I’ve seen them stay there just to waste time, as they are running early. Cars need to get around the buses, and placing a crossing point will not improve the situation.
P Smith. Your comments are bang-on. Adding a crossing is not the way forward.
The solution would be to remove the bus stop. With no bus stop, visibility would improve safety. If there has to be a stop – then make the railings such that pedestrians cannot pass in front of the bus. Its that deemed right to cross that results in more risk of accident. Having the raised area slows the traffic which is positive, but would be worth putting signage for pedestrians that they are not right of way crossings.