Campaigners have launched a campaign to REMOVE road-safety measures from their street.

Bradford Council is more used to residents demanding that the authority implements road-safety schemes, not to have them taken out.

But residents in Hilton Drive, Frizinghall, claim that a concrete bollard and speed cushion - installed to slow down traffic - are more of a hazard than a help and are a danger to road users and pedestrians.

The small cul-de-sac road was "improved" as part of the Frizinghall 20mph traffic-calming scheme in 1994, financed from the Urban Programme Improvements Budget.

But residents say they opposed the scheme from the start and are now demanding the removal of the bollard and the cushion, which they have branded "a waste of money".

Resident William Holt said: "The whole thing's absolutely ridiculous. People don't speed down here because it's a cul-de-sac, and if they even thought about doing so they'd be maniacs.

"Now a bin wagon's knocked over the bollard and because it makes the road so narrow it's more of a hindrance than a help.

"If cars are parked on both sides of the road, it makes it very difficult for people to get past."

Another resident, Mary Borodajkewycz, added: "They're a danger to pedestrians and vehicles and the sooner they are taken out the better."

Now 22 people have signed the petition. They have been joined by 12 people on nearby Wharncliffe Grove, who are demanding similar action.

Council officers estimate the cost to remove the features from Hilton Drive would be £500 and £700 from Wharncliffe Grove.

They have not disclosed how much the two schemes cost in the first place and are now asking the Shipley Constituency Area Panel to consider the petitions when it determines its next road safety schemes programme.

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