Campaigning pupils say they will keep fighting for safer roads outside their north Sheffield school and have called on councillors to take action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A group of students from Forge Valley School shared their concerns over road safety during a presentation given at a meeting of Sheffield Council’s North Local Area Committee meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The youngsters conducted an online survey in November 2024 for other students to voice their opinions about road safety and transport in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alfie, 16, a student at Forge Valley School, said:\u00a0 \u201cAlmost 86 per cent of people at our school thought that having no safe crossing outside school was their biggest concern.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fellow student Chuck said: \u201cDrivers are inconsiderate and endangering students by not allowing them to cross or driving too quickly around a school area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the Government\u2019s website there were an estimated 128,920 road casualties nationally in the year ending June 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Annie, 16, another Forge Valley student, said: \u201cI joined this group because I wanted to make a positive change for our school and the wider community.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking to councillors she added: \u201cUs students will keeping campaigning and fighting but its you guys that can make the change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grace, 16, added: \u201cWe care really deeply about the safety of our students and ourselves\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pupils of Forge Valley School put forward suggestions for a zebra crossing and barriers along the pavements to minimise the number of students crossing at different points in the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Committee chair Councillor Alan Hooper said: \u201cI think we need to look at how we can make outside your school if it not be a crossing, how we can make it safer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2023, Sheffield City Council became one of the 27 schemes to receive money from the Safer Roads Fund 3 issued by the Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It received \u00a31,425,000 based on data provided by the Road Safety Foundation surrounding road safety risk and traffic levels in the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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