BRADFIELD COLLEGE

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BRADFIELD COLLEGE

• TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION

By Jay Jung, Eliot Brown and James Balfour-Evans
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Introduction

• At Bradfield, many students cross the roads
  everyday. There is a potential danger towards the
  students, because the cars go faster than the
  restriction (30mph), and in the dark, the people
  are not visible enough to the driver.

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What do you think?
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Weve carried out a survey in order to find out
what other people think about the road problems.
Our results were interesting

• Over 90 of you agree that cars go too fast
  through the campus going at an average speed of
  40mph.
• Over half of you think that you are not visible
  enough especially at night and that they are
  never completely safe whilst crossing the road.
• Over 95 of you think that there should be road
  lights during the night some even say there
  should be traffic wardens at certain rush hours.
• ALL of you agree that some sort of traffic lights
  and pelican crossings which work at rush hours
  should be put in place.
• 73 think that the road from the crossroads to
  chapel (on left) should be wider.
• 9 of you think that there shouldnt be more
  warning signs on the road.
• Over 60 of people think that there are too many
  cars travelling too fast at rush hours.

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What does it all mean?

• This means that most people within the school
  share roughly the same opinion about fast driving
  through the school campus.
• The fact that everyone thinks it doesnt help us,
  so we need to take action.
• In doing so we can convince the Council to help
  us in our situation
• but what exactly could we do?

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Interview with the Headmaster

• We asked the Headmaster of Bradfield College to
  see what he thinks
• He agreed with most of our opinions and gave us a
  few ideas of what we can do to help the traffic.
• Here are some of the things he said

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• What do you think is the best option to try to
  resolve this problem?
• I would say that a permanent speed indication
  device, both going up the hill and towards
  Southend, which would flash you a smiley face or
  a sad face depending on your speed. Also, if we
  could make the school signs flash, it may have
  more impact.
• What would you think if Bradfield had either a
  pelican crossing (which works at rush hours), a
  Zebra crossing or neither? Of course, if we had
  this option, we would have to have some form of
  street lighting.
• A good idea, although these are probably the
  safest option it is surreal. The Government would
  never accept this, because Bradfield is on a
  hill, it costs too much, were not a priority and
  itll cause a traffic jam in Bradfield.

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• What can pupils do to raise our concerns with the
  local Council and can we be more aware?
• There is nothing wrong with a petition or writing
  a letter, in terms of awareness. I think that
  parents who live nearby should pressure local
  Councils.
• Two people who answered our questionnaire
  suggested that we should have a fluorescent strip
  we can stick to our blazers. What do you think of
  this idea?
• Currently, we are working on some form of
  sweatshirt, to be worn in the evenings of the
  Michaelmas Term. This would be bright coloured
  and there would probably be a fluorescent strip
  on it.

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What can we do about it?

• Either put road lights around the campus.
• Give everyone some kind of fluorescent jacket, so
  we can always be seen at night.
• Put more school signs up to try to make drivers
  more aware that they should slow down.
• Put a permanent speed indication device (which
  smiles if you go at the speed limit or slower or
  frowns if you go over).

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• By
• J Jung
• J Balfour-Evans
• E Brown
• Thanks to the headmaster for being interviewed