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Pavements fit for purpose
Please can we have standards for pavements introduced and applied so that pavements are fit for walkers of all ages, and wheelchairs, buggies and other mobility and transport aids.
Pavements in my neighbourhood are in an appalling state making them hazardous to walk or try to push a buggy or wheelchair: deep cutthroughs; uneven, cracked pavers; bad laying so that rain leaves deep puddles. My neighbour cannot safely push her husband in his wheelchair, I have damaged my knee tripping over a badly cut driveway. I have seen an elderly gentleman fall when his stick went into a deep hole left by a broken paver.
Also, please can we have more and better cycle lanes to keep bicycles off pavements. It doesn't help when cyclists use pavements to escape from unsafe roads.
Suggested by C_Mullan
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Community Member 4 years agoI completely agree. Road surfaces for cars are much better maintained when it is pedestrians who are more vulnerable. People with children with buggies and scooters suffer, older people and those using wheelchairs all struggle on broken...
Show full commentI completely agree. Road surfaces for cars are much better maintained when it is pedestrians who are more vulnerable. People with children with buggies and scooters suffer, older people and those using wheelchairs all struggle on broken, damaged or narrow pavements and in places where cars are allowed to park on the pavements. We need well maintained, wide and even pavements to be able to talk safely and comfortable and also cross roads safely.
I would support a 20mph speed limit across London for this reason. You often see older people crossing at unsafe places because being older it can be tiring or painful to walk the extra distance to pedestrian crossings yet they are crossing roads with speeding cars.
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