She wants a good turnout at a meeting to discuss the £300,000 of traffic calming measures made available by Warwickshire County Council last week, following four fatal accidents since the turn of the year - including the one in which her 18-year-old daughter Lauren Wiltshire died.

She also hopes the event, at Telford Junior School on June 10 at 7pm, will end the complacency with which drivers see the road, regardless of what changes are made.

"Hugely popular" Binswood Sixth Form student Lauren was killed on January 11 when a car was in collision with her Citroen Saxo as it crossed the carriageway, at about 1.10am.

The Stockton youngster, described by teachers as "a bright star, the loveliest girl you could hope to meet", had been on her way to Leamington to pick up her boyfriend.

Mrs Stuart said: "Originally this was about pressuring the council to do something to stop the fatal accidents and near-misses. I am pleased they have finally decided to.

"Now it's about making sure things are done quickly and that people who use the road are listened to. People need to get involved.

She added: "Lauren travelled back and forth from Stockton to Leamington four times a day and was very aware of how dangerous the junctions are.

"People just seem to steam past at 60mph. Many of the other people who have had accidents came from nearby and knew the road very well. I'll be honest - if this hadn't happened I would have been just like the majority of people driving along the Fosse.

"Now I just want something positive to come out of this. Our whole family life will never be the same, but if I can drive down the Fosse and see something positive has been done, something that will stop an accident, that's something."

Among the measures being considered are stark posters showing crash statistics, speed cameras, coloured surfacing, extra signs and vehicle-activated warnings. Maintenance work to the road surface and new markings have also been recommended by council officers.