A main road in Oldham was cordoned off on Sunday evening (January 28) amid reports of a person being struck by a car.
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A decade-long campaign to bring in safety measures on a road in Oldham where parents 'live in fear or their kids' has finally succeeded. Under Lane, which connects the Saddleworth village of Grotton to Mossley via Lees road, has long caused anxiety because of daily speeding incidents.
Councillors have struggled to secure funding to introduce a new speed limit or enforcement measures. But earlier this month, a long-running campaign was rewarded with the placement of a rumble strip to alert drivers to their speed.
Alicia Marland, councillor for Saddleworth West and Lees and leader of the campaign, said: “Under Lane in Grotton is a place where lots of people are concerned about vehicle speeds so this has been on our wish list for a very long time.
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“This stretch of road is narrow, it has no pavement, there is a blind exit from Quickedge Lane and there is limited residents parking which results in double parking on Under Lane. It’s an accident waiting to happen.”
She told the MEN of frequent concerns raised by residents about pedestrian safety.
Cllr Marland said: “One resident made contact last week who has primary school children who are at an age where they feel they’re independent enough to walk to school. But the parents live in fear that something’s going to happen to them because of the speed at which people come racing down the road.”
The new rumble strips were applied to the entrance of Grotton by National Highways earlier this month. These lines that run across the lane cause a rumbling sound inside cars that drive over them, warning drivers to slow down for the 30mph limit on the road ahead.
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