Petitions/Fund barriers and cameras to make bridges and motorways safer
StatusOngoing
Opened28 Aug 2026
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Sadly, there are around 50 suicides per year on roads in the UK. We feel that there should be more funding put towards making bridges and motorways safer, to prevent people losing a family member/friend.

The Government should fund higher barriers on bridges & cameras on access points that might alert emergency services when they see someone on a motorway bridge. Such bridges might have pedestrian gating access ways with a code that only emergency services have. Every day thousands of people experience a crisis so I believe that extra funding may help people a bit more. My family and I lost my sister to suicide and we don't want others to feel the grief we do.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Mark Sewards
1Mark Sewards MP
Leeds South West and Morley
58
Hilary Benn
2Hilary Benn MP
Leeds South
6
Stephanie Peacock
3Stephanie Peacock MP
Barnsley South
2
Iqbal Mohamed
4Iqbal Mohamed MP
Dewsbury and Batley
2
Fabian Hamilton
5Fabian Hamilton MP
Leeds North East
2
Rachel Reeves
6Rachel Reeves MP
Leeds West and Pudsey
2
Charlie Dewhirst
7Charlie Dewhirst MP
Bridlington and The Wolds
1
Catherine Atkinson
8Catherine Atkinson MP
Derby North
1
Baggy Shanker
9Baggy Shanker MP
Derby South
1
Danny Kruger
10Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire
1