Clinton Pringle petition - “Amazing” response

Wednesday 06 July 2016

A petition calling for immediate road safety measures to be introduced at a town centre park following the death of three-year-old boy Clinton Pringle has had an “amazing” response - with over 2,000 signatures already.

A family friend of the Pringles', Mrs Nicola McAteer, (far right in picture) started the petition yesterday and she has been stunned by the response.

Even though the petition has only been online since yesterday afternoon, a total of 2,033 people have already signed up - calling for road safety measures to be implemented around the Millennium Town Park. 

Clinton Pringle was knocked over by a van last Monday and died of his injuries three days later. 

The toddler’s death triggered the petition, organised by Mrs McAteer, who called for roads around the park to be closed, in order to avoid another tragedy. 

Jersey mother-of-two Mrs McAteer, whose sister works with Clinton Pringle’s mother Stacey, near Glasgow, started the petition yesterday. 

She said: “I’m absolutely over the moon about the response to the petition. It is amazing, incredible. I was hoping for maybe 1,000 people to back it, but to get close to 2,000 already is way beyond what I thought we would get. I would urge anyone who has not signed up to do so, because the more people we get, the better - and something will then be done. 

“I just hope this sends a very clear message to those in authority to do something about road safety at the park. The petition shows people want changes to be made and they want it now, not after another accident.” 

You can find Mrs McAteer's petition here.

Mrs McAteer says the lay-out around the park is confusing as there is little or no difference between paths and roads.

“If it is difficult for adults to understand, just think what it is like for a three-year-old,” she said. “There is no difference between where path starts and road ends and that is the problem. It has to be changed, now.”