Haxby Town Council is proud to support local residents in their campaign to ask City of York Council for a zebra crossing for our school children and other pedestrians in the wider community in the surrounding area of the Ralph Butterfield School.
Residents have witnessed first hand the road rage of some motorists as they navigate outside the school gate at drop off and pick up times.
The fear in parents’ faces as they try and cross the road with small children is evident on a daily basis.
To comply with trying to reduce serious injury/death by 70% in children on our roads by 2035, as outlined in the government’s white paper from 7 January 2026, it is important that we seek to improve the crossing situation outside Ralph Butterfield School.
To help alleviate the problem, the car park at Ethel Ward playing fields can be used by parents/guardians to park their cars and then walk the short distance to the school.
Published: 27/04/2026 Published by: Haxby Town Council
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