'Someone will die unless council acts' ROAD SAFETY: Residents call for urgent improvements to danger junction.Byline: By Paul Suart WORRIED residents fear someone will die unless improvements are made to a notorious junction in Kings Heath Kings Heath is a suburb of Birmingham, England, three miles south of the city centre. It is the next 'village' south from Moseley on the Alcester Road. The central shopping area runs along the High Street and Alcester Road, and the shops include branches of national chain stores, . People living close to the Vicarage Road Vicarage Road, a stadium in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, is the home of the football club Watford and their tenants, the Saracens rugby union club. A four stand all-seater stadium, its capacity is 19,920. crossroads with Melstock Road and Cartland Road, where there has been four serious accidents in the past 18 months, said action must be taken to enhance signage and warn motorists of Give Way markings ahead. Kursum Hathiyari, aged 50, of Melstock Road, claimed drivers often cross the Give Way line and edge into traffic on Vicarage Road because they can't see the junction ahead. The retired teacher, whose 17-year-old son Zainul goes to nearby King Edward King Edward has been the name of several monarchs in English history:
"I honestly thought the guy in the car was dead," she said. "But it won't be long before someone is killed here." Butch Hughes Butch Hughes played four years in the minors. Hughes was the head coach at Merced Junior College from 1972 to 1981. He managed the GCL Cubs in 1993, the Reno Chukars in 1996-1998, the Yakima Bears in 2000, and the Great Falls Dodgers in 2001. has seen four accidents in his time as a lollipop man lollipop man or lady Noun Brit informal a person holding a circular sign on a pole who stops traffic to enable children to cross the road safely lollipop man lollipop (Brit) n in Vicarage Road. The 60-year-old, from Brook Lane, Billesley, said: "It's a nightmare down here. "Drivers don't see the signs and end up going over the Give Way. "A yellow box junction would be great but traffic lights would be even better." Jenny Dorsett, aged 62, of Vicarage Road, said the council had not neglected the junction but argued more could be done. "They have put in a 20mph zone but I don't think everyone understands this junction," she said. "It's a killer junction - drivers always over-shoot the Give Way." David Smail's granddaughter Tessa attends Colmore Nursery in nearby Colmore Road. Mr Smail, 70, of Cartland Road, said: "The 20mph limit has made no difference. I've seen a lot of near misses." A Birmingham City Council spokesman said: "Works have recently been undertaken in Cartland Road as part of Highways' Safer Routes to School programme for the current year but some work remains to be completed. "The current road markings and signage relating to the Give Way at the Cartland Road/Vicarage Road junction will be assessed and any improvements to these will be incorporated into the scheme." CAPTION(S): Kursum Hathiyari by the busy crossroads, which nearby residents say is dangerous. Pictures: Jeremy Pardoe JP101108Road-07; Butch Hughes and Jenny Dorsett think more needs to be done. |
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