The driver – Tadeo Binaama Tumusiime – was later charged with causing serious injury by careless driving.
Tumusiime, 47, of Winchester Road in Edmonton, appeared at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, July 15, where he pleaded guilty to the charge.
He was remanded on unconditional bail until he is sentenced next month.
An interim driving disqualification was made until he is sentenced.
The council said it was aware of the incident and had identified the area for “additional road safety measures,” including “safer” crossings.
Most of the roads in the area already fell within a 20mph zone, Councillor Jo Blackman said.
But petition organiser Ruthba Amin said the issue lay with a lack of pedestrian crossings, which meant children were at risk.
She said there is “not a single safe crossing” on the inner roads, leaving schoolchildren “vulnerable to fast-moving traffic”.
A father-of-three, who did not wish to be named, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) there was a “plethora of problems” with the road.
He said: “My eldest has a bicycle and wants to cross the road on his own but I have to say no.
“People cut corners [on junctions] and don’t stop for pedestrians crossing the road.
“It’s really sad because you want your kids to be independent as they get older. And my nine-year-old doesn’t want to be holding mum or dad’s hand when they cross the road.”
