Have Your Say

I would like to make a comment about "Shared Surfaces" that are becoming increasingly popular in towns and cities. I am a white cane user, and find these "Surfaces" extremely daunting. There is a road near me that has one. It is at the entrance to our local co opp, and there is alot of traffic coming from the road outside it. It is quite scary when you are out and you are not sure where is the road and the kerb. Even when staying on the inside wall, i would still feel quite scared.

I reckon they could at least put in a dropped kerb. At the end of our housing estate, they have put in "Dropped" kerbs, which you can actually notice. I reckon this could work, or at least some tactile paving.

How on earth are blind and partially sighted people meant to be independent when there are schemes like this all over the place?
I would fully support campaignes to change this.

I am a hearing aid user and feel we are bottom of the barrel when it comes to help. I dont drive and walk alot. A big problem for me is CYCLISTS on the pavement. I cant hear them come up behing me. According to the highway code this is against the law.

As manager for a supported housing scheme which caters for clients with disabilities I find that parking over lowered areas of kerbs is a problem for my clients when they are out and about in their wheelchairs.
Motorists appear to always want to park as close as possible for their needs without considering the difficulties this imposes on wheelchair users.
Have any of these people ever tried to get an occupied wheelchair up and down high kerbs?
Maybe giving fines to those guilty may act as a deterant.

Paula Brittain