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BBC News
08-08-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Mum urges Acomb crossing improvements over safety fears
A mother has called for action to improve safety at a road crossing following a number of near misses with Fox is petitioning for lights and signs to be installed at Beckfield Lane's zebra crossing in Acomb, York, where she said cars either stop abruptly or fail to stop due to poor wants a push button pelican crossing to replace the current zebra crossing, saying it was longer fit for purpose, with visibility hampered by trees and a lack of routine maintenance on its of York Council said the request would be considered in line with a new process for dealing with changes to pedestrian crossings. Mrs Fox said she noticed problems with the crossing when she started taking her two children to school last told the Local Democracy Reporting Service : "At first I thought it was just me, but I chatted to other parents and they said they'd had issues there too so I thought something needed to be done about it, it's unsafe."In February I saw a car slam on the brakes at the crossing and the one behind went into the back of them, I contacted the council to report the accident."Mrs Fox's online petition has attracted more than 400 signatures and, alongside a 700-signature paper petition, was presented to the council's full meeting in late July by the opposition Liberal Democrat transport spokesperson Stephen Fenton. Fenton said council workers had visited the crossing and repainted the markings after the concerns were reported."There are growing concerns that motorists are not stopping for pedestrians," he said."The proximity of some large trees does not help with visibility, but it won't be possible to do any significant tree pruning work until the autumn after nesting season."Katie Lomas, who represents the Acomb ward and is a member of the ruling Labour group, said council officers had visited to see what changes could be made."The next step is for the highways safety team to assess the crossing and nearby junctions and recommend what measures can be implemented to improve safety."Dave Atkinson, the council's environmental and regulatory lead, said officials were considering the council adopted a new methodology in June for assessing requests for crossings, in part to clear a backlog that has mounted in recent policy gives greater priority to need and future use and to address existing casualty issues and users' perceptions of danger. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
The Sun
06-07-2025
- The Sun
Teenage girl, 16, dies in hospital days after being hit by BMW while crossing road as cops appeal for witnesses
A 16-year-old girl has tragically died after being hit by a car while crossing the road. The horror incident unfolded on Cambridge Street, Cleethorpes with emergency services scrambling to the scene on June 28. The young teen was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries but has sadly passed away yesterday, July 5. Humberside Police have again asked anyone with information to come forward. Anyone who may have CCTV or dashcam footage from the area around the time has been asked to contact the police. A spokesperson for the force said: "We are continuing to appeal for anyone who may have witnessed the collision, or who may have CCTV or dashcam footage from the area around the time of the incident, to contact us. "Anyone with information is asked to call our non-emergency number 101 quoting log 532 of 28 June." 1
CBS News
03-07-2025
- Science
- CBS News
New app helps Minnesotans track turtles, keep them safe while crossing roads
Minnesota summers means turtles are on the move, and a new app helps them cross roads safely. "I moved into a house at the intersection of twp ponds and I noticed turtles crossing frequently and also frequently getting hit by cars," said Kelly Olson. The reptile loves connected wetlands and moving in between them. Road mortality is one of the biggest threats for turtles in Minnesota, according to Wildlife Conservation Specialist Tricia Markle with the Minnesota Zoo. The problem is that roads often split bodies of water. "They do sense danger, they'll often kind of tuck back into their shell, they'll kind of react to traffic, they'll react to noise and vibration," said Markle. But if food, a potential mate or a nesting site is on the other side of that road — turtles will take the risk. "Turtles will just kind of go for it because they kind of rely on their shell to protect them but unfortunatley with a vehicle, that's not going to do the job," said Markle. A study of 30 sites around the metro found that 700 turtles died while crossing roads in one year. "If we scale that up across the state in our land of 10,000 lakes, we're probably looking at thousands, if not tens of thousands of turtles that are hit and killed on our roads every single year," said Markle. Olson had seen enough outside her home - so she teamed up with her sister on a solution: an app called TurtlTracker. Using GPS, the app notifies users of turtle hotspots, meaning areas where road crossings and mortalities are prevalent. But most importantly, users track turtles and learn how to safely intervene when one is on a road. Moving the animal to safety can be a fun and quick fix. But the longterm solution to reducing road mortality is in the data collection on the app. By identifying new turtle hotspots and crossings, conservation groups can learn where to put fences to block roads and build turtle tunnels underneath for safe passage.
ABC News
21-06-2025
- ABC News
Man dies after being struck by Transperth bus outside Perth Arena
A 45-year-old man has died after he was hit by a bus while crossing the road near the Perth Arena on Friday night. A Public Transit Authority bus was turning right onto Wellington Street from Milligan Street at around 6:15pm when it hit the man who was crossing the road. He sustained critical injuries and died at the scene. The 37-year-old bus driver was not injured and is assisting police with its investigation. Major Crash investigators are appealing for anyone with information or dashcam footage of the scene to contact police. There was increased foot traffic in the area on Friday night due to a sports event at the Perth Arena, but it is not yet known whether the man was attending the event. It comes after a woman was killed after being hit by a Transperth bus on the Causeway in East Perth in March.
