A mother driving with her child has told of her shock after another motorist sped past her and narrowly missed an elderly man she had stopped for at a zebra crossing.
Lauren Oakley, from the USA, has lived in Bursledon for 18 years and, on August 10, was taking her son to summer camp at Ludlow Junior School at around 8.50am.
After turning from the A27 onto Portsmouth Road, she passed the One Stop before spotting an elderly man approaching the crossing just after the junction with School Road.
That was when an Audi driver came hurtling down the road, shooting past a car coming out of School Road, overtaking Lauren and just missing the elderly man who was already on the crossing.
This CCTV taken in Lowford, Southampton, shows some pretty shocking driving at a zebra crossing. pic.twitter.com/dU6Lhit5HK
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Lauren said: "It was so scary. I shrieked as the car came shooting past me as I was so scared the man crossing was going to be struck.
"I was absolutely shocked to see someone driving like that, let alone at a zebra crossing.
"The man was really hunched over so if he had been just a step closer I don't think he would have seen the driver.
"This could have ended with someone being seriously hurt or even killed."
Lauren attempted to get the driver's registration plate but said she was not able to do so because of the speed of the vehicle.
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She continued: "What makes it worse is that there is a school just up the road and, even though it was the school holidays, I was taking my son in for summer school.
"I tried to get the driver's registration plate but they sped off up the road and even went through the red light at the temporary traffic lights further up the road.
"The junction can be dangerous at times but I have never seen driving as bad as that. It's a zebra crossing."
Footage of the incident was posted in the Lowford CCTV Facebook group and a number of other residents and drivers have taken to the comments to share their thoughts.
Lowford resident Richard Habgood added: "It’s an awful design, there are to many hazards and those pinch points cause more problems than they solve in my opinion."
Portsmouth Road is a busy route through Lowford and a key link for residents travelling between Bursledon, Hamble and the wider area.
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