Children could be hurt at a high-speed road in Ascot, a worried father has warned – but he says he’s been “fobbed off” by the council.

Bulent Yazici, 45, of North Ascot says anyone crossing Windsor Road from Kennel Avenue has to contend with two lanes of fast-moving heavy vehicles, with just a thin strip of pavement and a small traffic island to help them.

But council officers have refused his request for traffic lights or a zebra crossing. Mr Yazici said: “You feel really exposed.

“There are a lot of construction trucks going at the speed limit at 40 miles an hour, and the width is only 2.5 metres, so the trucks are right next to you. My biggest worry is that one day the kids might just jump out.”

Mr Yazici says walkers often cross Windsor Road at that junction to get to the entrance of Ascot Racecourse just opposite Kennel Avenue.

Yet the only crossing is a small island accessed by a narrow pavement. With a buggy and a dog in tow, Mr Yazici says, there’s no room to turn and look for traffic properly.

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Mr Yazici raised his worries with then-councillor David Hilton in May 2022, when Mr Hilton was still in charge of roads at the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.

But Mr Hilton replied that council officers had decided they could not install a new crossing. Mr Hilton argued that installing a new crossing at the junction would mean having to move the entrance to the racecourse.

And he said a council study in 2019 found many pedestrians didn’t use the traffic island– instead preferring the direct route across the road, using the central reservation.

A council spokesperson said: “The council takes highways safety seriously. We monitor recorded accident data across the local highways network, alongside considering road user feedback and suggestions from residents, to help inform any necessary highways adjustments or changes.

“Officers have looked into the request for a pedestrian crossing in this location, and carried out a site visit along with surveys.

“It was felt that the central reservation already in place on Windsor Road, near Kennel Avenue, was the most appropriate option for this location and for current usage - the majority of people crossing the road in this location are doing so in order to access the entrance to the Heath on Ascot Racecourse opposite Kennel Avenue.”

But Mr Yazici says a controlled crossing should still be installed where the traffic island is, that the pavements should be widened, and that barriers could be put up to deter people from using the central reservation.

He said: “I believe a crossing would be welcomed by a lot of people. Everyone I’ve spoken to has said how unsafe they feel trying to cross that road.”