My son has to take a 55-minute bus to school because he can’t walk down a death trap lane

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More than 200 residents are campaigning to tackle a road in Oldham that’s ‘too dangerous to walk down’. Bullcote Lane, connecting to Cop Road in Sholver, only has a few short stretches of pavement even though it’s a ‘busy’ road where locals frequently complain of speeding.

But despite several accidents and ‘near misses’ being reported on the ‘hazardous’ route, no safety measures have been added for almost a decade. READ NEXT: Man who went missing for days after flying to Tenerife FOUND safe and well Now 230 locals have signed a petition to call on Oldham Council to build a full-length pavement so children and commuters can walk to school and work safely.

Road user Lisa Jackson, who started the petition, wrote: “As local residents, many of our non-driving community members, including school children, are taking high risks every day walking to and from their homes on our busy country road - Bullcote Lane merging to Cop Road. “This hazardous situation has become a personal concern for many of us as we witness the potential dangers of this road frequently.” Steph Smith, 39, signed the petition because it’s currently ‘too terrifying’ for her son to walk to school.

The mum-of-two and her partner Carl moved to the area in May and chose to send their son to a school within walking distance.