Each day, after the school bus drops her off, she has to face the prospect of crossing the busy Lakes Way before the Kenrose St turn off on the way to Forster Keys.

Her mother is always there to help her across, but it’s still a worry.

“It is very dangerous trying to dodge in between cars to cross to the other side, for me and my mum, who has my little sister with her as well,” she wrote in a letter to Great Lakes Council and the Advocate.

She got a good mark for her letter – three stickers and three ticks – but what she really wants is for a refuge island to be placed in the middle of the road, making it easier to negotiate the two lanes of fast moving traffic.

“I am very worried that there will be a terrible accident if something is not done soon,” she wrote.

And Kacy realises it’s not just a problem for school children but also for the many elderly people living in the area.

But despite her letter writing efforts it doesn’t look as if a crossing will be installed any time soon.

In a written response, Great Lakes Council traffic engineer Wade Holmes explained that although council’s Traffic Advisory Committee resolved in October 2005 to install a pedestrian refuge island at the Kenrose St/Lakes Way crossing point, insufficient funds are available to carry out the work.

In a less than comforting scenario it was explained that funding for items on the ‘wish list’ is allocated on a priority basis taking into account the number of accidents at a location, the speed and volume of vehicles, and environmental concerns.