Crow Lane, Chesterfield as been closed under emergency measures to apparently create social distancing for cyclists whom work at the Royal hospital. It was initially closed for 3 weeks but as now been closed again for a further 3 weeks with a view to permanent closure for apparent safety reasons. This has been done without any consultation with residents especially the people of Brimington common and Calow to which this closure mainly affects.

We have been told by council members that we should use busier roads and effectively told us this is our rat run.....it is infact our main route in to the town centre which is a listed road on road maps and sat navs alike. We now have to drive past schools and further clog up roads that emergency vehicles struggle to get through when on Blue lights.

We ask the council to rethink this closure and to comprise with reducing the speed limit and putting in speed bumps to stop the boy racers who use it on occasion.

Further to this we ask the council to take note that in the last 21 years (since records began) there as only been 1 cycling related accident along the road which resulted in a slight / minor injury in 2011.

We also ask the council to make better and clearer signage to stop HGV vehicles using it by mistake

Please help us to reopen this road by signing the petition. 

Thank you