Residents have called for a 20mph speed limit amid fears for the safety of schoolchildren in Trafford. The growing clamour for cutting the speed of motorists was evident for the second successive meeting of Trafford council where petitions in favour of slowing traffic have been presented and voiced.
Some 517 people signed the petition presented by Bridget Green citing the danger to children on South Downs Road an 'important route' which links Bowdon to the south of Hale.
Addressing the full council meeting, Bridget said: "We want to improve the safety of this route for people on foot and on bikes, whether it is a parent walking young children to Bowdon Church School on Grange Road, a teenager riding a bike to Altrincham Grammar School for Boys on Marlborough Road, or a resident walking between the villages." She asked for visible signs, widened pavements and changes to the road layout to get drivers to slow down as is the case at one such point in place towards the top of the road.
She continued: "Local drivers are often very careful when using this road, particularly in the narrow, bendy section as it nears Hale.
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