A school governor is calling for action to reduce traffic hazards in a 'death trap' village.

Accountant Richard Sheard is asking Bradford Council to install a one-way system in Wibsey High Street where, he says, people living locally and children from Wibsey First School face danger.

Mr Sheard, a governor of Wibsey First School, claims:

l People have to wait for up to ten minutes to get across the road.

l The road is so busy that in effect it splits the village in two.

l People going to banks and building society offices use the pavement to park, frightening pedestrians as vehicles drive up behind them.

l Indiscriminate parking by parents around the school causes further dangers.

Mr Sheard, a father of two who lives in High Street, said plans to build a further 25 homes in the area will make matters worse.

"That is also likely to bring many more cars to the Wibsey roads and action is needed before it happens," he said.

Children went to City Hall in 1995 asking for a safety scheme, but their ideas was deemed too costly to carry out.

"There are crossings on the street, but people say they are in the wrong place," he said.

Mr Sheard, who has pressed for action through Bradford South Area Panel, has suggested portable signs to reduce speed in the area to 20mph near the school. But he said he realised it would be costly because traffic orders would be necessary.

He added: "The children have road safety drilled into them at the school.

"But we don't want a major accident to happen before action is taken. A great many people are worried about this."

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