Harrogate MP calls for speed cameras outside school
It's after two boys were seriously injured in a crash earlier this month
Last updated 15th Feb 2023
Harrogate's MP is calling for mobile speed cameras to be set up on the road where two school boys were hit by a car.
It happened on Yew tree Lane earlier this month.
Andrew Jones has written to the Police and Crime Commissioner to set up the cameras while investigations are carried out.
He's also asking if she will support traffic calming measures in the area including the introduction of a 20mph zone outside the entrances to local schools Ashville College and Rossett School.
In a statement he said: “I have been supporting residents in the area for some time in their requests for the county council to work with the police to reduce speeds. While we do not yet know if speed was the cause of this incident we do know that it is a real problem on the long straight roads near Rosset School and Ashville College.
“There is already a 20mph limit outside the Pannal Ash Road entrance to Rosset School but no obvious speed signage on Green Lane nor outside the entrance to Ashville on Yew Tree Lane. This seems odd and is something I would like the county council – who are the highways authority – to look at immediately.
“As a precaution too I have asked if police speed checks can be increased in the area while we await the outcome of the investigation. As soon as the investigation is completed any lessons must be identified and actions taken. Road safety around schools, all schools, is a priority.”