A road where a five year old boy was hit by a motorcycle will see a set of traffic calming measures added to it. The Royal Borough of Greenwich has received a petition to address traffic issues on Kidbrooke Park Road, which a councillor said was one of the ‘most dangerous’ roads in the borough.
The petition has already received over 500 signatures and is calling for the council to reduce the speed to 20mph outside Thomas Tallis Secondary School. It said that a safer road could help encourage families to choose more active modes of transport.
The petition says that the proximity of Kidbrooke Park Road to Thomas Tallis school means that hundreds of pupils must navigate this hazardous route each day.
"It is heart-wrenching to think that any momentary lapse in concentration or reckless driving could result in a tragic accident involving our children".
The petition was set up after a five year old boy was hospitalised from a collision with a motorbike on the road last October.
