Large signs warning motorists to ‘Look out for cyclists’ that have appeared on a number of roundabouts in and around Bradley Stoke have attracted criticism from local residents and councillors concerned at their overbearing size, “distracting” appearance and “cluttering” effect on the street scene. The cost of manufacturing and installing the signs was…
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Legally enforceable waiting restrictions have still not been implemented outside two Bradley Stoke primary schools despite it being almost 9 months since the associated legal orders were approved. South Gloucestershire Council has blamed the delay on the coronavirus pandemic and the weather.
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A local mum has launched an online petition calling on South Gloucestershire Council to install a zebra crossing on Brook Way, between its junctions with Merryweather Close and Dewfalls Drive. Esther Huke says the current uncontrolled crossing point at this location is dangerous to use because the road is very busy, particularly during the times of the ‘school run’, and
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Pupils at Stoke Lodge Primary School have recently taken part in the ‘Game of Chance’, a fun, game show style quiz about road safety and sustainable travel. Primary school pupils aged between 7 and 11 have been playing the quiz, which is running in a number of primary schools throughout South Gloucestershire this week. The Game of Chance is an exciting, fun
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Pupils from Bradley Stoke’s Meadowbrook Primary School joined over 100,000 children across the UK taking to the streets on 10th June as part of the Giant Walk. Organised by road safety charity Brake and sponsored by Brantano, the initiative aims to get children walking and highlights the importance of road safety in helping them lead active, healthy lives. Schools taking
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Having recently nearly been run over along with my pregnant girlfriend, I am motivated to post here to see if others have also had a near miss. I was waiting with my girlfriend at the crossing at about 7:30pm (opposite side to Tesco), I pressed the button, and the usual amber red sequence happened. Genuinely, there were no cars in
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A group of residents in south Bradley Stoke say they are outraged that their request for a pedestrian crossing facility on a busy section of Brook Way has been deleted from a list of projects under consideration by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC). Members of the Lakeside Residents’ Association have been campaigning for three years for the Council to install a
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The cost of installing a new Toucan crossing on Bradley Stoke Way and implementing other measures aimed at improving pedestrian safety on the road was £50,000 more than originally planned, says South Gloucestershire Council. Originally estimated at £106k, the total cost of the scheme now stands at £156k, according to a report prepared for a recent meeting of the Council’s
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A new pedestrian crossing on Bradley Stoke Way has been brought into service days before the first anniversary of an accident that left a schoolboy in hospital with critical injuries. The new Toucan crossing is part of a package of measures agreed by South Gloucestershire Council after 3,932 people signed a petition calling for the road to be made safer
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The 30mph speed limit on a stretch of Bradley Stoke Way near the Willow Brook Centre has been extended northwards by 260m, so that it covers the approaches to a newly constructed pedestrian crossing. A new 30mph sign (pictured) has been installed north of the crossing and a sign marking the transition from 30mph to 40mph for northbound traffic placed
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