Worried parents believe it is 'a matter of time' before a serious accident takes place.
Shropshire schoolchildren have made "go slow" road signs to try and stop motorists from speeding "before someone gets hurt or killed".Rowan Parson-Jones, left, and Ossian Walton, both six, have made 'go slow' signs to stop speeding drivers in Longden
One mum, Jacinta Walton, said:"You see it when the big farm machinery comes past. The school entrance goes right out onto the main road and there's only a tiny footpath. There are no railings."At present there is absolutely no signage in Longden to alert motorists of a primary school in the village, despite the pedestrian entrance exiting directly onto the main road through the village.
"We have asked for signs to be installed to make motorists aware of the school, along with the installation of a railing to prevent children running/falling into the road and ultimately for the speed limit to be reduced to 20mph at least during school drop off and collection times. The spokesman added:"There is no single generic approach for the introduction of a mandatory 20mph speed restriction, and site-specific characteristics determine the level of intervention that may be required and the degree of benefit that may be achieved. In some circumstances this may be physical traffic calming to slow vehicle speeds, and in others, current conditions may suggest that a 20mph speed restriction is unnecessary and would deliver minimal benefits.
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