Call for action over ‘blackspot’ Windsor junction
A 'furious' councillor has called for more safety action to be taken at a Windsor junction after a teenager was hit by a car there last week.
A ‘furious’ councillor has called for more safety action to be taken at a ‘blackspot’ Windsor junction after a teenager was hit by a car there last week.
Councillor Amy Tisi (Lib Dem, Clewer East) says she has been calling on the Royal Borough to install a safer pedestrian crossing near the mini roundabout on the A308, Maidenhead Road, for several years.
A teenage boy suffered minor injuries after being hit by a car while using the zebra crossing at about 7pm on Thursday, March 4.
He was taken to Wexham Park Hospital in Slough for treatment.
Maidenhead Road is often busy, and Cllr Tisi claims residents nearby are angry that a better system to slow vehicles down has not been implemented.
To add to frustrations, locals have reported that a flashing light on the zebra crossing has also been out for some time, making visibility for drivers difficult.
“People just go too fast approaching that junction,” Cllr Tisi said, adding on Twitter that she was ‘furious’ following the incident.
“I have been saying for a couple of years now, there should be proper traffic stopping measures; a proper pedestrian crossing.
“It is not a new issue. This has been going on for a long time. What frustrates me is that they [the Royal Borough] know the junction needs upgrading.”
Cllr Tisi claims that council work had previously been approved in 2018/19, costing in the region of £67,000 – to upgrade the crossing to a ‘pelican’, with traffic lights to stop vehicles.
“We are now looking at budget 2021/22 and it has still not been done,” she said.
“Since then, we have been saying ‘come on, what is going to happen?’, and they have done a few things, putting in a cycle lane on the roundabout.
“But they have not done the big work. There have been two incidents at this roundabout with children in the last few months, and next time could be really serious.
“Does a child have to die on that crossing for them to do something? These are my neighbours kids, it is my community.”
A Royal Borough spokesman said: “We are concerned to hear of this incident and our thoughts are with the injured child and their family.
“All incidents are investigated alongside the police. Until the full circumstances are known it is not possible to say what additional works might be appropriate.”
Thames Valley Police is investigating the collision and has urged anyone who witnessed it to call 101, quoting reference number 43210091629.