Fed up over crossing delay; On the web

Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England), August 26, 2008

DELAY after delay has hit the project to build a pedestrian crossing on the main road outside the Asda store in Huddersfield.

Goodness knows, it took long enough before council chiefs finally agreed to the scheme.

Now - for some inexplicable reason - it's still on the drawing board after 16 months, much to the chagrin of campaigner Yvonne Hutchinson.

We can say officially today that other people too are fed up, judging by the evidence on the Examiner's web forum.

StephB explained: "As a pensioner, I could use my bus pass to get to Asda, but have only done so once. Why? Because crossing the road from where the bus sets you down is so very dangerous.

"I am 70 years of age, and no longer nimble enough to play blindman's bluff with the cars hurrying either up the hill or down towards town. It is regrettable, as the loss is both Asda's and mine."

That's telling 'em, Steph.

A forum user called 1gemini agreed there should be a crossing, but was sympathetic about the delay.

"They are going to put a crossing on that road soon but there are other roads which are more dangerous and that's why it will take time to put a crossing there," said 1gemini.

Even a crossing would not stop deaths, added 1gemini's post.

"Too many people are speeding on the road."

Waspish was certainly in agreement with that thought.

She wrote: "Maybe if there was a blitz on uninsured and untaxed cars in Bradley and Deighton and estates close to this area there would be no cars left to drive at 90 miles a hour."

Typhoo knows the solution - and it's not the council.

"Asda should look after their customers and provide a crossing out if its fat cat profits," said Typhoo in their post.

It was a thought that prompted 1gemini to come back with another message.

"Well said and Asda should pay extra to get it done this second instead of next year," wrote 1gemini.