Ross-on-Wye Mum wants 40mph speed limit halved outside school

Ellie Clarke wants the speed limit halved

The 40mph speed limit outside a primary school should be cut in half, one mum says.

Ellie Clarke says drivers regularly break the current limit outside Gorsley Goffs Primary School in Ross on Wye, which is "terrifying".

Ms Clarke has begun the "Gear Down Gorsley" campaign to urge the council to put a 30mph limit on the B4221, with a 20mph zone near the school.

Herefordshire Council has been approached for comment.

Ms Clarke told BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester she started the campaign in October and along with posting a petition on her campaign's Facebook page, she also plans to write to her MP.

Gorsley Goffs Primary School in Ross on Wye

Ms Clarke's son Harry, seven, said it was scary to walk to school at times. Her daughter Olivia, nine, said it was particularly hard because the busy road had narrow pavements.

There is a pedestrian crossing close to the school, but Ms Clarke said this was not enough to ensure children's safety.

"We've had situations where children had to be pulled back because people don't adhere to the red lights and come speeding through," she said.