http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "health and safety gone mad” en Fri, 22 May 2026 00:27:06 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16280#post-217151 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 16:44:44 +0000 WickyWocky 217151@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As a mother who carried her children around in slings until they were quite big and thus could often not see where she was stepping, and the child of a partially sighted and increasingly not good on her feet mother, I am overjoyed that someone is putting handrails on some steps that previously didn't have any and making sure the changes in level are more clearly marked. I think hand rails can be unobtrusive and lights will look pretty.</p> <p>And the Waverley Steps do have handrails. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16280#post-217143 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 16:18:43 +0000 amir 217143@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>And with a backdrop of Arthur's Seat! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16280#post-217137 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 15:37:33 +0000 crowriver 217137@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The steps have been closed off by safety barriers for ages. It's completely ridiculous. My son was actually told off for running up them last year.</p> <p>Next they'll be fencing off the Waverley Steps, just in case. You never know, somebody might trip and hurt themselves. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16280#post-217129 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 14:51:03 +0000 dougal 217129@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"And what about the Romans?"</p> <p>Yes, what <em>about</em> the Romans? They were famously H&amp;S conscious, particularly in the gladiatorial battles. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16280#post-217119 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 13:48:20 +0000 wingpig 217119@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have sandals which strap to my feet as tightly as many full-on shoes, though the risk of something poky poking between strap-and-foot or foot-and-sole must be greater than it would be with a normal shoe where things can only really poke under the laces. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16280#post-217116 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 13:31:52 +0000 Luath 217116@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"and they were wearing sandals"</p> <p>But no helmet? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16280#post-217112 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 13:23:22 +0000 chdot 217112@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Are sandals extra dangerous?</p> <p>Don't think I've worn any since I was about 5, so I can't remember. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16280#post-217110 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 13:19:48 +0000 cb 217110@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"and they were wearing sandals"</p> <p>Brilliant! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16280#post-217105 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 13:09:08 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 217105@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>On the fundamental basis of 'one incident in 17 years', I know that's not actually case (a friend of a friend broke her leg there about 5 years ago - granted it was snowy and she was drunk, but it was after an official event there). I don't even begin to suspect that's the first incident.</p> <p>Though I do agree they shouldn't be closed, and people should just be sensible and accept the consequences of their own decisions (but I bristle whenever I here 'health and safety gone mad', as if wanting people to be healthy and safe is a bad thing). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16280#post-217103 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 13:06:25 +0000 chdot 217103@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>Former Tory MSP Cameron Buchanan blasted the decision – on the back of one incident – as an example of “health and safety gone mad”. He said: “Those steps have been there for almost 20 years. Thousands of people have used them over the years without incident but just because one person has fallen they do this. It’s total overkill.</p> <p>“I have gone up and down those steps many times without any problems and I have a bad leg. They are not dangerous. They are quite shallow and if it’s raining there’s always the ramp. And what about the Romans? They seem to have managed in the Colosseum without these handrails, without adequate lighting – and they were wearing sandals.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/dynamic-earth-closes-steps-due-to-safety-concerns-1-4104071" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/dynamic-earth-closes-steps-due-to-safety-concerns-1-4104071</a> </p>