GB · Local issues
Safer crossings outside every primary school
To: Secretary of State for Transport
1,842 of 5,000 signatures
Started by Rachel Okonkwo
Petition text
Every week another family tells the same story: a near miss on the walk to school. Thousands of primary schools in the UK still sit on roads with no controlled crossing, no school-time speed limit and no crossing patrol. We are asking the Department for Transport to fund a national audit of school approach roads and to guarantee at least one controlled crossing within 100 metres of every primary school gate. This is a small, measurable, fundable change, and it will keep children alive.
Updates
8/23/2026
The council has agreed to survey four school approach roads this term. Keep sharing - the national audit is the real goal.
Recent signatures
Helen · Leeds · 8/27/2026
“My son was clipped by a wing mirror on this exact corner last term.”
Owen · Cardiff · 8/26/2026
“I drive this road daily and the visibility at 8.40am is genuinely dangerous.”
Aisha · Birmingham · 8/25/2026
“Crossing patrols were cut in 2019 and nothing replaced them.”
Only first names and towns are shown. Email addresses are never published.