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Hi all, 3rd time now somebody has nipped up onto the pavement rally style towards me and 2 small children to get past school traffic at the top of FHR. This is just before the corner junction honor oak park road. Its scary. very instant, drivers make a quick impatient decision and try to do it quick. They know its insane before they do it. Im talking a foot away from my girls. You get to see the passengers face mainly as that side of the car is on you fast. They looked shocked too. Todays idiot had a kid in the back.

Its always chaos up there. The people that park all over the pavement and dble yellow lines up there outside the catholic school just jam it all up. Every known and again you see a few wardens up there. Quite a few mini cabs park there too. Mum stays in back, cabdriver walks child into school. hardcore eh?

So the corner Im tallking about is very jammed as a result of this. Fairlawn school has its own traffic so its a clash up there. Exactly where its becoming lethal.

So, Im getting Rambo'd up about this.

A metal barrier fence (like on the other side) might be an idea. Or a copper up there standing around.

Or me in a suit of flashing lights and a baseball bat looking mean.


Irony here, is theres a small cctv enforcement van just a few yards up with its camera facing the other way. Policing the bus stop and the "do not park here" bit. behind the guys back its going nuts. I mentioned it to the guy. Sadly, a dumbass robot. A droid. Hes only supposed to be watching the bits you can be fine'd on.


When i first realised that road is actually one of the worst roads you could have schools on, the headmaster told me, its true that only when a bad accident happens will anyone take notice.


From what ive seen it wont be an accident. Itll be a murder frankly.

@woodie Cllr Graham has raised speeding and traffic problems in this area with the council a couple of times in recent months but I'll pass this specific case on to both him and Renata (Peckham Rye Labour candidate) as they are both involved with the Community Council Transport sub-committee). The committee met on Weds I think so there might be an update.


@ianr Canonbie, Netherby and Honor Oak Road are all Lewisham but Southwark wraps all the way round to Honor Oak Station but the only properties on the Southwark side of Honor Oak Park are the Oakhill Court flats round the corner behind the school (after the 'Welcome to Lewisham' sign...)

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