3,285 people have signed a Haringey petition for a lollipop patrol, signals and speed cameras on North Road, past the bar for a full council debate.

A petition asking Haringey Council to make North Road in Highgate safe for children had 3,285 signatures on Tuesday morning. That is more than the council’s own threshold for a debate at Full Council.

The petition sits on the council’s own e-petition site. It opened on 24 September, the day a 16-year-old girl died after she was hit by a car on North Road on her way to school. We reported the collision the following day.

What the petition asks for

The petition asks the council to:

  • immediately fund and deploy a school crossing patrol, a “lollipop person”, at drop-off and pick-up times
  • carry out an urgent and independent road safety review of North Road
  • assess and put in permanent safety improvements, including signal-controlled traffic lights
  • add traffic calming, speed reduction measures and enforcement, including speed cameras, where appropriate
  • work with local schools, parents and residents on a long-term road safety plan for the road

The organisers say North Road is “a busy route used daily by hundreds of children and families”. They name Highgate School and St Michael’s Primary School as the schools close to where the girl died.

“Parents have repeatedly raised concerns about speeding, dangerous driving, and the difficulties children face when crossing this road safely,” the petition says. It adds that “other serious road traffic incidents on North Road have occurred in recent months”.

Why 3,285 matters

Haringey’s petition rules say a petition with more than 2,643 signatures triggers a debate by Full Council. A summary line on the same council page gives the figure as 2,200. This petition clears both.

At a debate, the organiser gets five minutes to present the petition. Councillors then discuss it for up to 15 minutes and decide how the council will respond.

The debate is not automatic for an online petition. The council asks e-petition organisers to email it if they want the petition taken to Full Council. It must arrive by 10am at least five clear working days before the meeting.

The next Full Council on 12 October is an extraordinary meeting given over to the Haringey Youth Council. Its agenda has no petition item. The next meeting after that is listed for 23 November.

The petition stays open until 31 March 2027.

What is on North Road now

North Road is part of the B519 and has a 20mph limit, according to OpenStreetMap. The map records two formal crossings on it:

Where Type of crossing
By the Highgate School bus stop, near the Highgate High Street end Signal-controlled, push-button
By the mini-roundabout at Castle Yard, about 160 metres further north Zebra with a central island

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers, so treat this as a guide rather than the council’s record. Neither the police nor the council has said exactly where on the road the collision happened, and we are not guessing.

The government’s road casualty data for 2021 to 2025 records five injury collisions on North Road. None hurt a pedestrian, as we set out in our earlier report. Collisions from 2026, including the one on 24 September, are not yet in that data. We cannot check the petition’s claim about other recent incidents against it.

What the council has said

Cllr Gio Iozzi, Cabinet Member for Climate Action and Transport, said on 25 September that “every child and young person deserves to travel to and from their school safely”. He said he would visit the site the following week. That comes from his statement on the council’s website.

The council’s newsroom has published nothing further on North Road since then, as of Tuesday morning. We have not found any council announcement of a crossing patrol, a review or new measures.

The Metropolitan Police investigation continues. A 68-year-old man arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving was released on bail, according to the Met’s statement of 25 September. He has not been charged, and the Met has issued no update on its newsroom since.

What it means for you

  • To sign: the petition is on the council’s e-petition page. You need to register or log in on the council’s site.
  • To speak at a meeting: a group of residents with a shared concern can ask to address a council meeting as a deputation. The petitions team is at petitions@haringey.gov.uk.
  • If you saw the collision: the police still want witnesses and dashcam, CCTV or phone footage. Call 101 and quote CAD1525/24Sept.
  • Driving through: North Road is a 20mph road with two crossings, and its bus stops are named after the two schools. Expect children on the pavements and crossing at the start and end of the school day.

We will report the council’s response, and the debate if the petition goes to Full Council. Road closures and works in the area are on our roadworks and travel page.

Sources: Haringey Council e-petition 154, signature count read 6 October 2026; Haringey petition scheme: submit to Full Council; Full Council agenda, 12 October 2026; statement from Cllr Gio Iozzi, 25 September 2026; Metropolitan Police statement, 25 September 2026; crossings and speed limit from OpenStreetMap.