Zebra crossing installed after calls to improve road safety in Worcestershire
A six year old boy was hit by a car outside Stanley Road Primary School last November
A zebra crossing has been installed outside a city school where a boy was knocked down last year.
It is hoped the crossing in Wyld’s Lane will make it safer for families walking to nearby Stanley Road Primary School.
Councillors are now hoping to introduce a 20mph zone around the school and additional safety measures.
A six-year-old boy was hit by a car last November in Stanley Road, prompting urgent calls for road safety improvements in the area.
He is understood to have since made a full recovery.
After months of lobbying by parents and councillors, Worcestershire highways engineers have now commissioned the new zebra crossing.
Cllr Jabba Riaz, deputy leader of Worcester City Council, said: “You said, we did. The new zebra crossing that Lynn Denham, Atif Sadiq and I have been campaigning for, was commissioned today.
“A campaign supported by Stanley Road school, kids, parents, activists and residents to improve highway safety for all.
“Thank you to all who campaigned and supported us. The work hasn’t stopped yet we are pursuing further safety measures on Stanley Road.
“In addition we will also be launching a 20mph neighbourhood campaign that you can get involved in.”
Other safety measures that have been brought in include parents of pupils at Stanley Road school being able to use Tallow Hill Car Park as a drop-off and pick-up point.
Between the hours of 8am-9am and 3pm-4pm in the week, parents can use the car park for free while on the school run.
Cllr Riaz has said he hopes to get a ‘walking bus’ up and running, which would see families meeting at the car park and walking to school together.
In the aftermath of the crash, parents and children took part in a rally outside the school calling for safety measures – such as a zebra crossing or speed bumps – to be implemented.
Rob Collier of Bike Worcester, who led chants on the day, had described a child being knocked down outside the school as “the stuff of nightmares”.