A new crossing for schoolchildren has been given the green light after a five-year-old started a petition calling for action. Countless residents, a headteacher and children had branded the road a "nightmare" due to speeding drivers.
The petition was launched by five-year-old Minnie Willis-Crowther, of Westdale Junior School, to introduce a zebra crossing to Digby Avenue in Mapperley. It was then signed by hundreds of people, prompting the action of councillors and Gedling's MP.
According to traffic surveys up to 1,600 vehicles drive along the street every day, and 20% drive at speeds above the 30mph speed limit. Paul Willis-Crowther, Minnie's father who works as a project director, says this equates to roughly 320 cars.
