Install a Pegasus Crossing end of Eight Acre Lane Formby

The Issue

The Formby bypass is a very busy road. There are a number of livery yards either side of the bypass with a combined number of approximately 180 horses & riders. They regularly have to cross the bypass in order to reach different hacking routes. They currently do this via a roundabout, which is very busy, negotiated at speed by many drivers & due to very large shrubbery in the middle of it, visibility is extremely poor. Many of the riders are children. I have already asked the council to install a Pegasus Crossing at the end of Eight Acre Lane, which would take riders straight across & onto a bridleway. However, this request has been denied due to there being an absence of horse related accidents in the last 10 years. My argument is there needs to be such a crossing to PREVENT an accident. It would be well used, not only by horse riders but also by cyclists & walkers, thus providing a much safer route by which to negotiate such a busy road. Please see the following link for more information on what a Pegasus Crossing is. Thank you.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_crossing

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The Issue

The Formby bypass is a very busy road. There are a number of livery yards either side of the bypass with a combined number of approximately 180 horses & riders. They regularly have to cross the bypass in order to reach different hacking routes. They currently do this via a roundabout, which is very busy, negotiated at speed by many drivers & due to very large shrubbery in the middle of it, visibility is extremely poor. Many of the riders are children. I have already asked the council to install a Pegasus Crossing at the end of Eight Acre Lane, which would take riders straight across & onto a bridleway. However, this request has been denied due to there being an absence of horse related accidents in the last 10 years. My argument is there needs to be such a crossing to PREVENT an accident. It would be well used, not only by horse riders but also by cyclists & walkers, thus providing a much safer route by which to negotiate such a busy road. Please see the following link for more information on what a Pegasus Crossing is. Thank you.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_crossing

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Petition created on 27 May 2015