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Tuesday, 7 June 2016
Councillors urged to act on Wembley Stadium Fulton Road accident danger
I have sent a link to this video to Brent Councilllors with the following message:
Dear Councillor,
You are probably aware that there was an accident in which a cyclist was seriously hurt last week at the Fulton Road/Olympic Way crossing. Concerns have already been voiced about this crossing, not least by some councillors, and because of its proximity to Brent Civic Centre and the stadium’s national profile, has the potential to reflect badly on the borough if there is an accident.
Yesterday I took a short video about 4pm in the afternoon which I think shows the dangers. At this time there is a mix of tourists, shoppers going to the LDO and children and young people going to Wembley Library all crossing Fulton Road. Currently there are roadworks and the usual 2 lane traffic is down to alternate one lane controlled by lights. This may in fact be safer although drivers were confused by having to obey lights and signs indicating they should give way.
I would urge you to ensure that action is taken by Brent Council/Wembley Stadium/TfL to make this crossing safe.
I think the video sums the situation up quite well. The presence of the lights and alternate traffic flow at the moment has actually civilised the situation to what I have actually seen on a number of occasions in previous months as it is having the effect of cutting speeds but urgent action needs to be taken before there are more serious accidents here - I've seen many"close shaves". This problem is not going to go away without properly planned intervention.
One of the immediate measures also needs to be to cut vehicle speeds on this road.whether this is by a series of speed humps along this road, width restriction barriers or similar at intervals plus if necessary cameras and a clear message that there is an attitude of "we mean business" with regard to protecting pedestrians and cyclists. This area was supposed to be the flagship of the new green Brent where pedestrians and cyclists had their interests put first.
I think the video sums the situation up quite well. The presence of the lights and alternate traffic flow at the moment has actually civilised the situation to what I have actually seen on a number of occasions in previous months as it is having the effect of cutting speeds but urgent action needs to be taken before there are more serious accidents here - I've seen many"close shaves". This problem is not going to go away without properly planned intervention.
ReplyDeleteA pelican or zebra crossing should be installed immediately if Transportation is serious about no more accidents.
ReplyDeleteI think it needs urgent action to prevent another to accident to happen again. Zebra crossing may do.
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One of the immediate measures also needs to be to cut vehicle speeds on this road.whether this is by a series of speed humps along this road, width restriction barriers or similar at intervals plus if necessary cameras and a clear message that there is an attitude of "we mean business" with regard to protecting pedestrians and cyclists. This area was supposed to be the flagship of the new green Brent where pedestrians and cyclists had their interests put first.
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