THREE ten-year-olds hope to succeed where councillors have failed, by getting a crossing installed outside a village primary school.
Jack Marshall, Daniel Ellerington and Ben Voakes have been busy gathering evidence in Tickton and have collected more than 400 signatures from people backing their campaign.
East Riding Council has rejected the idea in Main Street, outside Tickton Primary School, on three occasions.
Jack, who attends the primary school, said: "Everyone we have spoken to has said it is a good idea.
"We met our MP, Graham Stuart, at the weekend who said he was very supportive.
"We came up with the idea as during busy times there can be a lot of parked cars outside the school, which makes it unsafe to cross the road.
"A crossing would make people feel safer."
The group says there have been two accidents with cars and two near-misses in the six weeks before the summer holidays.
Four years ago a girl was hit by a car.
Lisa Marshall, Jack's mother, said: "It is an accident waiting to happen.
"In the past the council has said it does not meet the criteria for a crossing, so the boys have decided to gather evidence and support for one. If not, there are alternatives such as a zig-zag line and controlled parking areas outside the school.
"One of the criteria that is looked at is whether or not there has been a fatality.
"The boys aren't prepared to let it get that far and are continuing to work hard to gather evidence."
The three ten-year-olds have come up with the idea as part of the Humberside Police Lifestyle Challenge.
The project challenges young people to spend their summer holidays helping improve their local communities.
Mrs Marshall said: "The primary school headteacher has been very supportive, as have the governors.
"The children will be outside the school collecting signatures from parents when they go back to school.
"I am very proud, as are all the parents, about the work that has been done.
"They have written to Mr Stuart and gone to every house in the village to collect signatures."
East Riding Council receives many applications for pedestrian crossings each year, so in order to prioritise these requests, an assessment is made in each case based upon survey data collected on site.
An East Riding Council spokesman said: "As council funds are limited, only those sites that demonstrate a high level of demand, where pedestrians have considerable difficulty crossing, are given further deliberation.
"A request for a pedestrian crossing in Main Street outside Tickton school was received last year and a survey and assessment was made in October last year.
"Unfortunately, the survey and assessment that followed did not achieve a high enough rating for a formal pedestrian crossing to be considered."
Mr Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, said: "The way the boys have taken this up is fantastic. They have galvanised the community to come out and support the campaign.
"It is great to see young people's voices heard.
"It is always a real challenge to get a crossing installed as there are more applications than money available.
"The key is persistence and to show support for the proposal."
