A number of residents
have now asked me to raise a concern about a pedestrian crossing in the High Road, South Benfleet (outside the Police Station).
On the south side of the road pedestrians emerge from amongst parked vehicles, making them difficult to spot for road users.
“I don’t
want the council to wait until a nasty accident happens before they act”. “It may only take the removal of one
parking bay to make this a much safer site for people to cross”, said Julian.
St.Mary’s
councillor Brian Wilson, in whose ward this crossing partially falls, said “most Benfleet drivers use sensible caution
when approaching this crossing but I am worried about those who are not regular users of this road and who may be unaware
of the danger”.
“There is
also a dodgy crossing on the High Road near the Tarpots” added Brian.
“Castle Point has
quite a number of traffic blackspots and is extremely busy at certain times of the day. If it is difficult for motorists to
negotiate then imagine what problems are facing elderly pedestrians” said Julian.