As local residents and parents of children who attend local schools, we have created this petition as way of formal complaint for the lack of pedestrian safety when crossing Leylands Road, in particular near to the junction with Mill Road. In the case of Sheddingdean Primary school in particular, this route is used by many parents every day,  with children as young as 4 years old. 

The lack of pedestrian crossing is, put simply, a serious accident waiting to happen. School drop off times directly correspond with peak commute times and pedestrians are left battling a constant stream of traffic, with parents having to take it into their own hands to stop the traffic to enable safe passage across the road. 

The provision for pedestrians near to this junction is woefully inadequate, not only for schoolchildren and parents alike, but also for the many residents of Burgess Hill who may be looking to cross the same junction to visit the local supermarket, postbox, or to head towards town. 

Vehicles regularly travel along this road at higher than the national speed limit, and it is remarkable that a life has not already been seriously harmed, or worse, lost. 

We would like to appeal to the local councils and transport improvement programs to assess the need for a pedestrian crossing across this road as a matter of urgency to protect our future generations.