To Croydon London Borough Council, the petition of Croydon residents supported by Chris Philp MP and Purley & Woodcote ward councillors, Simon Brew, Samir Dwesar and Holly Ramsey,
asks Croydon Council to take urgent action to tackle road safety concerns near St David’s School on Woodcote Valley Road, Purley. This includes the implementation of a zebra crossing as well as consideration of other measures, including chicanes, new speed awareness signage, speed sensors for data collection and width restrictors.
At present, pupils, staff and parents of St David’s School do not feel safe crossing outside the school as a result of traffic. The location of the school fields also means that multiple classes must walk across each day. Sadly injuries have already occurred and the current situation disincentivises active travel to school.
The existing traffic calming measures are insufficient and in the interest of road safety, we urge the Council to take swift and appropriate action.
