Labor MP Imran Hussain said he was concerned about “accident black spots” in his Bradford East constituency after footage of the clashes was shared by TV presenter Jeremy Vine. One video showed a pedestrian being thrown into the air by a car that failed to stop, while two others showed motorists plowing into cyclists in broad daylight. A fourth video showed a woman being knocked to the ground by a speeding car at night. The footage has been viewed more than 40,000 times online after being shared by Vine, who described it as an example of “petrosexuals” abusing public spaces. Posting a video, he tweeted: “What the hell is going on with this zebra?” Bradford City Council said on Friday it understood local concerns about the crossing at Horton Grange Road, about a mile from the city centre, and would carry out an immediate inspection. A council spokesman said it was awaiting funding to convert the site into a signalised crossing with traffic lights and that this work would take place “as soon as possible”. He said improvement works were carried out four years ago to replace the Belisha beacons with high-visibility LED units and enhanced white road markings. It is not clear why the crossing seems to have become such a hot spot for accidents in recent years. Imran Hussain in Commons. Photo: House of Commons/PA Hussain said he was pushing the council and West Yorkshire Police to improve the safety of roads in the city which some drivers use “as rat runs and racetracks”. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. He added: “I am absolutely appalled to see this list of incidents where cars have hit pedestrians on a well-marked and visible zebra crossing on Horton Grange Road and it is patently clear that we need to see much tougher action against those who seemingly have no problem with the violation of road traffic rules. “For far too long, a minority of dangerous drivers in Bradford have been blighting Bradford’s roads and making life miserable for the majority of responsible road users, and I have been pushing both Bradford Council and West Yorkshire Police to implement a series of from road safety measures to accident black spots in my constituency, while also pushing ministers to impose tougher penalties for dangerous drivers.’
