QUARRY BANK parents are campaigning for extra speed measures on a busy road to prevent someone being killed.

Parent Lisa Taylor, whose two children attend Quarry Bank Primary School, rallied up support after noticing boy racers and other drivers failed to stop at a pedestrian crossing outside the school.

She raised the issue with her local councillor, Bryan Cotterill, who has backed the campaign for speed measures to be put in place before a fatal accident happens.

Lisa said: "We are angry about this and have decided to take action.

"We have got quite a few parents together.

" Why has there got to be blood on their hands for something to be done?

"Something has got to be done before someone dies."

Quarry Bank Cllr Bryan Cotterill said the High Street was a main road used by commuters as a route to Merry Hill.

He said the High Street carried very heavy traffic affected by boy racers and others jumping the lights on frequent occasions.

He said: "I have raised the problem with the police and I have also raised it with the local authority, however I do say that the people doing this are breaking the law, crossing the light on red.

"Do they want to kill someone and have that on their conscience?"

Mothers Gulperrie Hussain and Donna Cooper, who also have children who attend Quarry Bank Primary School, have experienced the problems first hand.

They have had to stop their children crossing the road even when the green man was flashing.

Donna said: "We are calling for extra measures to be put in place such as wig wags, school crossing signs, more 30mph speed signs or a speed camera sign."

A wig wag is a road traffic sign which operates at school times and warns drivers there is a school crossing ahead.

The parents are now raising a petition to get action which will be presented to Dudley Council by Cllr Bryan Cotterill.

He added: "We will fight it and campaign for speed measures.

"We will get a petition together and take it to the area committee."