{"id":33424,"date":"2021-03-11T10:37:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T10:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=33424"},"modified":"2021-03-11T10:37:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T10:37:51","slug":"over-3700-people-signed-for-safe-crossing-between-ecclessal-woods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/11\/over-3700-people-signed-for-safe-crossing-between-ecclessal-woods\/","title":{"rendered":"Calls grow from residents for safer crossing between Ecclessal Woods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over 3,700 people have signed a petition for a pedestrian crossing to be installed on Abbey Lane near Ecclessal Woods after the government said they didn&#8217;t see it as a priority.<\/p>\n<p>Local residents have found the crossing to have been treacherous with drivers sometimes reaching speeds of 40mph.<\/p>\n<p>Hugo Dobson, a father of two who lives near Ecclessal Woods, said: \u201cTrying to get across the woods with kids and their bikes is dicing with death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLuckily, we&#8217;ve never had an accident, but we have had close shaves when we&#8217;ve almost been hit by a car.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Dobson added: \u201cI would not be in the slightest bit surprised if there had been accidents, or one was to happen in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ecclesall Woods Crossing\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o5A0xJ63Lp0?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 3,700 people have signed a petition for a pedestrian crossing to be installed on Abbey Lane near Ecclessal Woods after the government said they didn&#8217;t see it as a priority. 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