Campaign for traffic calming after series of collisions on Wolverhampton road dubbed danger to public safety
A busy road in Wolverhampton that acts as a through route for motorists has been branded a danger to public safety after a succession of traffic collisions and near misses.
Worried residents living near Gorsebrook Road, Dunstall Park, say they have been pressing the council for traffic calming along the route for around three years. Just under two weeks ago a pedestrian was left with severe head injuries after being struck by a speeding car near the road’s zebra crossing.
Members of the St Peter’s ward community, where the road is located, have now set up an action group to raise public awareness and campaign for more effective traffic management.
A spokesman for the CARS (Community Action for Road Safety) group told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): “We have been pushing for action for around three years now, but the excuse we are given every time is that it’s a through route for HGVs. Does someone have to be killed before something gets done?
“Our admin team recently had a rather productive meeting with the St Peter’s ward councillors where we pointed out our concerns regarding a number of dangers along Gorsebrook Road. The councillors said they would make a request for radar speed signs to be installed. These display the speed of each vehicle and flash a white strobe light when a preset speed limit is exceeded.
