Calls for a zebra crossing on a “dangerous” road in Marlow have been reignited after a mother and her son were almost hit by a car while walking to school.

Parents of children from Marlow C of E Infant and Holy Trinity schools have repeatedly called for a crossing to be installed on nearby Seymour Court Road after several “near-misses” with traffic, but more than a year later, nothing has been done.

Chris Potter, who lives on nearby Berwick Road, spearheaded the crossing campaign and even submitted a petition with more than 800 signatures to Bucks County Council – but feels frustrated at the lack of progress.

He reignited his campaign after he was approached by a tearful mum and her six-year-old son who had almost been hit by a car.

The terrifying incident happened on November 18, with the shocked mum saying the car missed them by a “hair’s breadth” and left them shaking and crying.

She added: “I just froze, everything around me went in slow motion and I thought she had hit us. We just cried with shock and I was cuddling him all the way to school as he was so frightened.”

Mr Potter also crosses Seymour Court Road with his three children “several times a day” while taking them to and from school and says drivers often ignore the 30mph speed limit.

He said: “It is a very busy road and people do not usually slow down for it. Nobody cares about the speed limit around there.

“The signage on the road is terrible and you don’t really know that there is a school there.

“Does a child have to be killed before anything will be done? We have gone a full year since the petition and nothing has changed.

“There have been a lot of near-misses in the last year. But it seems that unless someone is killed or seriously hurt, and it would most likely be a child that it happens to, nothing will happen.”

Derek Bradshaw, who lives on Seymour Court Road, said drivers are not deterred by the speed camera on the road and thinks a zebra crossing would be a “good idea.”

He said: “The nearest zebra crossing is all the way down the road and anything that will slow the traffic down would be good.

“Cars often speed along here. As soon as they get past the camera they start accelerating again, so a new zebra crossing would be very handy, especially with the primary schools so close by.

“We have been living here for the best part of 30 years and there have been several accidents along here.”

Transport for Bucks spokesman, Dan Elworthy, said a feasibility study on improving pedestrian crossing on the road will be taking place between January and March next year, funded by the Local Area Forum.

He said: “The findings of this study will provide budget estimates for any recommended proposals and thereafter the source of any necessary funds would need to be identified. 

“Once funding is agreed, the project can then move to the detailed design and consultation stage, before any proposed construction could start.”