A mother whose son was knocked down while stepping off a school bus says speeding on the A48 road in Langstone is putting pedestrians’ lives at risk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nicky Turner said her son is \u201clucky to be alive\u201d after he was struck by a car on the 40 miles-per-hour road and is calling for the speed limit to be reduced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere\u2019s just more accidents waiting to happen on this road,” she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“If something isn\u2019t changed soon, we\u2019ll see a lot more accidents and possibly more fatalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy son was lucky but someone else might not be as fortunate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two years ago a teenage girl was killed on a stretch of the road just outside the village of Langstone but people say not enough has been done to stop cars breaking the speed limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alice Place lives nearby and refuses to walk with her grandchild along the pavement next to the road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was terrified the last time I went out with my grandchild,” she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“There were cars, lorries, motorbikes all doing well above forty [miles-per-hour].<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLangstone is a very built up area with lots of families. I really worry for children\u2019s safety growing up here because currently the A48 is just too dangerous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFurther down the road in Caerwent they\u2019ve been able to make huge progress in slowing cars down. Caerwent doesn\u2019t even have a primary school, we do \u2013 it\u2019s baffling that they can\u2019t seem to reduce the speed here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conservative Councillor for Langstone Ray Mogford said: \u201cIt\u2019s one of the biggest issues for Langstone. We want people to know that we are working really hard to get this sorted and to improve the safety of the area for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not ignoring the concerns, we\u2019re listening to them. But these things take time and money, which is always a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Newport City Council has been contacted for a comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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