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Oct 2020
'Act now before a child is killed'
A primary school headteacher and parents are calling for urgent speed measures in Killinghall before a child is killed or seriously injured.
Sarah Bassitt, headteacher of Killinghall Church of England Primary School, spoke out after a fruitless two-year campaign to tackle speed outside the school.
Traffic hurtles downhill along Otley Road into the village at a 60mph limit, which only reduces to 30mph about 200 metres from the school. Often cars are doing at least 40mph when they pass the building.
Ms Bassitt said many schools had 20mph limits outside and traffic calming measures, such as speed humps.
But two years of writing to North Yorkshire County Council and North Yorkshire Police have not led to similar outcomes in Killinghall.
Ms Bassitt said:
Ms Bassitt said some parents were so exasperated they had even used fake speed guns to encourage drivers to slow down.
Parent Gary Donoghue, who has led the campaign, said children were scared to walk to school.
Mr Donoghue said there should be a 20mph limit outside the school.
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He also called for the 30mph limit coming into the village to be moved back to the junction with Lund Lane to allow traffic more time to slow down before passing the school. He added:
The Stray Ferret contacted North Yorkshire County Council several times for comment but did not receive a response.
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