Submitted on Thursday 23rd October 2025
Rejected on Wednesday 26th November 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Change the frequency of traffic lights in high-traffic areas like harpurhey
Have a look at the frequency of traffic lights and compare it to the rate of traffic and see if removing certain traffic lights will help reduce the size of traffic jams
Places like harpurhey which have a lot of people going through it has had a lot of lights put in so when it comes to busier times , the traffic gets awful because the lights are to frequent causing backed up traffic. The light don't need to be so close together as well as there is a pair of lights within 70 meters of eachother which is ridiculous
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for. We also can’t accept petitions that call for action at a local level.
Decisions about the flow of traffic are a matter for local traffic authorities, not the UK Government or Parliament.
You could raise your issue with a local councillor who represents you. You can use this page to find out who your local councillors are, and how to contact them: www.gov.uk/find-your-local-councillors
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