| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:London's pop-up cycle lanes 'stopping disabled travel' | |
| Posted by: | Philippa Bond | |
| Date/Time: | 18/08/20 23:24:00 |
| I agree with Bernard's post that not enough is being done for those who are not as mobile. Nothing like enough is done for those who are not wheelchair-bound. It isn't a case of being either mobile or wheelchair bound - many people are less able than they were but aren't eligible for a Blue Badge. You can join car clubs, you can share your car with a friend, with a partner, with your family. Not everybody needs their very own car. Many youngsters don't even aspire to owning their own car nowadays like they used to do. They don't want one for their 18th or 21st birthday. They've moved on from that way of thinking and living. It is older people who seem to be stuck in the past where owning a car was a status symbol. We have a Disability Discrimination Act and an Equality Act but those still haven't created as many accessible buildings as they should have done. As I said - more effort was made for the Olympics travelwise but we seem to have gone backwards since then. Just look at the fuss about having a guard on a train. Not having one reduces access for disabled people. Reduces their independence. Were you campaigning for accessibility for all then? Taxis tend to stop in the middle of the road anyway and yes there should be better drop offs - and seating. These are temporary pop-up lanes. Stop railing about any change and an experiment and make the difference by making sure you give helpful and constructive feedback. |