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Rothwell road safety campaigners stepped up a gear in their fight by
taking their case to the full meeting of Leeds City Council last week.
A delegation from Leeds Road Residents Action Group attended the meeting
of all 99 councillors and told how Rothwell roads are blighted by heavy
lorries and speeding cars and that thousands of motorists using the A639
and A642 at Rothwell break the 40 mph speed limit every day. They also
said that Royds School pupils had to cross the busy roads and warned
that the problems would get worse unless action was taken before the
opening of the East Leeds Link Road. The group called for a HGV ban and
council support for a range of other road safety measures including a
school crossing and speed cameras. The delegation was successful and
the issues raised will now be referred to the Executive Board of Leeds
City Council.
Karen Bruce, Rothwell Labour Party campaigner who spoke at the council
meeting said, "we are taking the campaign forward and the delegation
shows our determination to get some action taken. We're not willing to
sit back and wait for the worst to happen before something is done."
Photo: The delegation from left to right: Gill Morton, Gerard
Khoshnaw, Karen Bruce and Mark Gregory.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 17 September 2006 )
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