Commuters, young families and the elderly need a safe road crossing on Mill Hill Road and for drivers to respect the speed limit. 

Mill Hill Road is a busy road for cars, buses and bikes but also it is a major route for PEOPLE crossing to the station.  The informal but well-used crossing close to Cedar Road is dangerous with poor sight lines. Commuters, families with children and buggies, people in wheelchairs and the elderly regularly cross this road on their way to the train station, the playground and the Common. They risk their lives every day trying to cross a road which sees drivers speeding above 40mph. 

The Council installed a dropped kerb here, recognising this is a pedestrians route to and from the station, but hasn’t yet made it safe for people to cross.

The Travel Barnes group conducted footfall counts and speed checks with the assistance of the South West London Safer Transport Police Team and recorded vehicles travelling at speeds between 26 MPH and 44 MPH.  

We are asking the Council to put people first and to install a raised zebra crossing to give walkers priority over traffic and encourage drivers to respect the speed limit.