Change to traffic light signals at woodhatch lights


Change to traffic light signals at woodhatch lights
The Issue
After years of witnessing near misses and crashes from cars waiting to turn leaving a gap for the other side to turn directly into the ongoing traffic ! On the 11th of November last year I was hit being in the ongoing traffic and a gap being left for a white transit to turn go straight into me spinning me into another waiting car, ending up in hospital with a suspected c spine injury - today I was in the same situation again as a gap was left and someone turned! I was fortunate enough to have hit the brakes and them miss me - I’ve been lucky both times but how long before this is a fatal scenerio!
I’ve not spoken to a single local person that hasn’t witnessed a near miss /crash or had it happen to them , this has to change!!
im petitioning for the lights to have a new setting added so the left /right turners have a signal separately to the ongoing traffic , I understand this will add to timings at such a busy junction especially at school/work times .. but isn’t an extra few minutes added to our day better for a safer place for us all to drive ��
please sign to help me get this dangerous set of traffic lights safer for all us road users and pedestrians that cross around it
Thanks
Michelle
56
The Issue
After years of witnessing near misses and crashes from cars waiting to turn leaving a gap for the other side to turn directly into the ongoing traffic ! On the 11th of November last year I was hit being in the ongoing traffic and a gap being left for a white transit to turn go straight into me spinning me into another waiting car, ending up in hospital with a suspected c spine injury - today I was in the same situation again as a gap was left and someone turned! I was fortunate enough to have hit the brakes and them miss me - I’ve been lucky both times but how long before this is a fatal scenerio!
I’ve not spoken to a single local person that hasn’t witnessed a near miss /crash or had it happen to them , this has to change!!
im petitioning for the lights to have a new setting added so the left /right turners have a signal separately to the ongoing traffic , I understand this will add to timings at such a busy junction especially at school/work times .. but isn’t an extra few minutes added to our day better for a safer place for us all to drive ��
please sign to help me get this dangerous set of traffic lights safer for all us road users and pedestrians that cross around it
Thanks
Michelle
56
Supporter Voices
Petition created on 14 March 2024