We the undersigned, call on Somerset County Council to:-

• Reduce the speed limit from 30mph to 20mph outside Manor Court Primary School in Chard. 
  
  
  Please help us reduce the speed limit from 30mph to 20mph outside Manor Court Primary School in Chard, making it safer for school children and local residents to cross, by signing our petition.
  
  About the campaign. 
  Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust, the charitable arm of Yeovil Town Football Club are currently working with a group of Year 5 pupils at Manor Court Primary School in Chard, as part of our Social Action delivery through our Premier League Primary Stars programme. With the project being youth led, the pupils have decided to research road safety and campaign for a reduced speed limit outside their school. 
  
  Why reduce the speed limit? 
  There are large numbers of vulnerable children outside Manor Court Primary School at start and finish times. These children and their families have witnessed many drivers accelerate when they have tried to cross the road or vehicles driving too fast without recognising or respecting the fact they are in close proximity of a school. Accidents have happened outside the school, with the most recent happening on the 25th March 2022 at 8.30am, drop off time, when lots of pupils were present or near the scene. Our children are precious and irreplaceable and 20mph limits are not just about protecting children you can see, but the ones you don't see. 
  
  Did you know?
  
• The biggest killer in Britain of five to 25 year old's is traffic crashes.
• For children under 12, crash risk rises in faster traffic environments because their eyesight cannot judge speeds over 20mph.
• When vehicles go at 20mph or below, most people survive collisions.
• Between 20mph and 30mph the death risk rises sevenfold.
• Furthermore, 50% of all pedestrian fatalities and 80% of serious injuries, due to the frontal impact of a car, happen at 21-30mph, but only rarely at 20mph or below, as there is more time to react, brake, stop, and ideally, avoid a crash.

Please support us by signing and sharing this petition.

Thank you 

Elwood, Andrei, Niko, Charlie, Diogo, Riley, Layla, Romy, Abi & Tyler-Craig
Year 5 pupils at Manor Court Primary School.