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“Edinburgh traffic ban in city centre streets to be made permanent”
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Posted 3 weeks ago #
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Liberal Democrat councillor Kevin Lang said his personal support for deferring the decision came due to safety risks, as he said some people had tripped on the temporary infrastructure in place, causing them to be injured
Faux safety concern trolling
Sure, there's a trip hazard, but there are also trip hazards all over city. I've seen a woman fall on the fancy expensive rounded granite kerb ends on the Mound / Royal Mile junction. She was badly hurt, couldn't get up and needed an ambulance.
And taking out the bike lanes and other modal filters will make the streets more dangerous for everyone - including drivers!
Posted 3 weeks ago # -
@neddie - yes! The temporary lane dividers are actually far safer than regular kerbs, as each one has a metre high hi-viz pole sticking out of it.
Posted 3 weeks ago # -
@neddie - those rounded kerbs are a real danger. I worked as a steward at the tattoo one year and whilst I don't remember seeing anyone actually fall, I saw lots of close calls as the crowd was leaving (and prevented an indeterminate number by warning folk).
Posted 3 weeks ago # -
Maybe Living Streets (Edinburgh special branch) should be on the case…
Posted 3 weeks ago #
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