Petition launched to improve safety on danger road
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Friends and family of a school boy who was
critically injured after being hit by a car have started a petition
to make the road safer.
Miles Rogers, 11, is still in a rehabilitation unit after the
accident in Lower Road, Minster, last October.
Bernie Robinson, a friend of Miles’s mother Kelly, is now trying
to get enough signatures so Kent Highways will improve the safety
of the road.
The accident happened outside Sheppey Rugby Club when Miles was
crossing the road with his bike.
Although there is an island in the middle of the road for
pedestrians, 33-year-old Bernie believes the crossing should be
made more obvious as it is such a busy road.
Bernie said: “When you are driving along you see the roundabout
and the lights first rather than the crossing.
“That crossing needs to be highlighted. Highways said they won’t
look at it until there’s another accident but we are not prepared
to wait for that.
“We would like to have something in place for when Miles is
home.”
Bernie said the best outcome would be for a pelican
crossing to be installed, which is where there are lights and a
push button for pedestrians, but she does not know if that would be
viable.
Chairman of the rugby club Neil Golding said they were also
backing the call for something to be done.
He said so far the response from Highways had not been
satisfactory.
He added: “We as a club are trying to improve the entrance to
our club for pedestrians and we will be discussing a Highways
suggestion that we put signs up, but we are hoping they will do
something.
“We totally support this petition and the most important thing
is to make that bit of road safe.”
- The petition already has more than 450 signatures. To sign it,
go online or
visit the Times Guardian office.
Miles making some progress
Miles’s mother Kelly said there had been some progress in his
condition.
He is being treated at the Children’s Trust rehabilitation
centre in Tadworth, Surrey.
Although the doctors are unable to give a long-term prognosis,
Miles has had six operations and has a severe brain injury, damage
to his left side and bruising all over.
This week Kelly updated us that Miles has been trying to talk.
He has said “yes”, “no”, “hi” and “I know”.
Kelly said it was really encouraging and a step in the right
direction, but the doctors are trying not to encourage too much
talking so he doesn’t get tired out.
- To keep up-to-date with Miles’s condition, sign up to his
Facebook group by searching Smiles 4 Miles.
Wednesday, January 25 2012
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