Personal plea for help: Kaine’s Crossing

This is a personal plea for a friend of mine who tragically lost her 14 year old son Kaine May, who was killed at Flamingo Park on the A20 Sidcup Bypass on the 17th July 2011. Kaine wanted to cross the road and it was a 15 minute walk to cross over using the nearest footbridge, so he decided to run (as kids do), unfortunately he slipped in the road and was hit by a speeding motorist. He was pronounced dead at the scene. There is a campaign to have a safe crossing erected in the hope that it may prevent any further tragedies.

Please let's not let this ever happen again. Your support would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

RIP Kaine May 17-07-11

Please take the time to sign the online petition here:

Online Petition: http://www.petitiononline.co.uk/petition/new-footbrige/3222

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/RIP-Kaine-May/205602982823068

Kaine's Mum Michelle posted this today:

WE ARE AT PRESENT ARRANGING TO MEET WITH SOME VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE AT THE SITE WHERE MY SON KAINE SADLY LOST HIS LIFE THE ONLINE PETITION HAS BEEN RECOGNISED IN PARLIAMENT AND OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED AND SO ANY MORE SIGNATURES THAT CAN BE OBTAINED ARE CRUCIAL.

TRANSPORT FOR LONDON HAVE 14 REASONS AGAINST A CROSSING SO ANY POSITIVE SUGGESTIONS THAT MAY HELP TO QUASH THESE AND HELP PROMOTE THE CAUSE FOR THIS CROSSING PLEASE INBOX ME AND NOT TO HELP PROMOTE FENCING TO THE CENTRAL RESERVATION WHICH ONLY SERVED TO OBSCURE THE DRIVERS VIEW OF KAINE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HELP WITH PERSONAL LETTERS TO PASS ON TO THE MP AND BORIS JOHNSON AGAIN PLEASE INBOX THANK YOU
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Kaine was a popular boy

11 POINTS AGAINST KAINE'S CROSSING

IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD PLEASE CONTACT Michelle

1. They think people will only cross there 14 times a year when boot fairs are at Flamingo Park and forgetting its used constantly with sports facilities crazy golf and an attractive colour waterfalls enticing and fairs to which my Kaine was heading to unknown to myself

2. Footbridge 10 min walk from the housing estate which has a path leading from and directly onto the A20 main road where there is no crossing and where my Kaine came from

3. Last pedestrian count outside Flamingo Park was done in summer 2006 30 movements sat 80 in a week day which i think is pointless in any one wasting time doing as when there is fair or a boot fair or any event numbers will be increased especially kids and in summer holidays.

4. If a signalised crossing was to be placed it would only be used 14 days yr which is rubbish if placed there more would use anytime and if not used frequently driver would be used to it being green lighted and fail to notice if turned red.

5. A point was made that a crossing was outside the main entrance of Kaine's school Kemnal Technical College and that it wasn't duel carriage way - I have photographic evidence that it is.

6. Transport for London do not consider it appropriate to reduce speed limit at that location although I was told by police it is 40 mph and transport for London have put foot in it by stating that A20 speed limit is between 40 and 50 although average speeds are likely to be higher.

7. Transport for London is legally obliged to make any facilities it provides fully accessible however not sufficient space for footbridge near Flamingo Park my point is what's wrong with a crossing and more than one design for footbridge

8. In line with national casualty reduction targets and because Transport for London only have limited resources TFL priorities funding to locations where the number of collisions is above the borough average how is that an against they considered an underpass but

9. They are stating that they cannot close footpath from housing onto road for cyclists again how is this an against they need to provide a crossing !

10. Fencing to central reservation they want to erect is designed to deter people and admit it won't if undeterred like Kaine again how is that an against why waste money putting up more when they state this use it on a crossing !

11.  They propose to go ahead with fencing that helped kill my son by apparently obscuring the drivers vision of him .

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