Sue BidroseA mother whose son was hit by a car on a George St pedestrian crossing is renewing her call for safety improvements in the area. Ms Smith told councillors her son, Samuel (then 10), was doing ‘‘OK’’ after being struck — and knocked unconscious — on the pedestrian crossing outside George Street Normal School in August. He had made a ‘‘relatively miraculous’’ recovery since then, but the incident had prompted Ms Smith to campaign for safety improvements. The school was also well used outside school hours, including by after-school and school holiday programmes, adding to the foot traffic in the area. As a result, some vehicles ran through the pedestrian lights when they were supposed to stop, leading to near misses.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 12, 2019 15:36 UTC