Dropped Kerbs

50Twuncle

We have a road junction near us - by a post office - with no dropped kerbs - which makes wheelchair access to the post office extremely difficult/impossible - The road that I live on has a dropped kerb, some 100 yards back down the road but cars generally park in the way and in any case, I don't fancy my chances on the road !!
I was wondering if anyone else had had a similar issue (trying to get their local council to pay) and what the outcome was ?
Anything to quote to them in my initial contact ?

rockingbilly

50Twuncle wrote: »

We have a road junction near us - by a post office - with no dropped kerbs - which makes wheelchair access to the post office extremely difficult/impossible - The road that I live on has a dropped kerb, some 100 yards back down the road but cars generally park in the way and in any case, I don't fancy my chances on the road !!
I was wondering if anyone else had had a similar issue (trying to get their local council to pay) and what the outcome was ?
Anything to quote to them in my initial contact ?

Our Post Office is also situate on a corner of a parade of 6 shops. There is no footpath on either side of the road - just grass verges and the only access to the shops and Post Office is via the access road into the car park in front of the shops.some 60 metres from the junction.
If you want to get to the PO you have to travel along the main road, turn left at the junction and then turn right across the road onto the access road.

The number of times I have seen mobility scooters nearly cause an accident when crossing the road is unbelievable.
Car drivers just don't assume that such a vehicle crossing right in front of them at 2mph will be there as it is a 'blind corner'.

Would you believe it that these shops, roads and houses were only built about 4 years ago!

teddysmum

50Twuncle wrote: »

The road that I live on has a dropped kerb, some 100 yards back down the road but cars generally park in the way and in any case, I don't fancy my chances on the road !!

That is rather like the people who park in line with speed humps , meaning that you cannot straddle the hump, so feel the impact of a bumpy crossing.


I think there should be double yellow lines at dropped kerb edges and for the width of speed humps.

50Twuncle

teddysmum wrote: »

That is rather like the people who park in line with speed humps , meaning that you cannot straddle the hump, so feel the impact of a bumpy crossing.


O think there should be double yellow lines at dropped kerb edges and for the width of speed humps.

I agree yes - good idea - I will raise it with the PM next time I see her !
OOOops - what a giveaway .....

50Twuncle

I have just quoted DDA 2005 to them - if they refuse, I will take matters much further !!

unforeseen

Would that trump road safety?

50Twuncle

unforeseen wrote: »

Would that trump road safety?

Please don't bring my mate Donny in on it !!

rockingbilly

teddysmum wrote: »

That is rather like the people who park in line with speed humps , meaning that you cannot straddle the hump, so feel the impact of a bumpy crossing.


O think there should be double yellow lines at dropped kerb edges and for the width of speed humps.

Errr isn't that the point of the humps - to slow you down? If you feel the bump you are going far too fast - most are rated at under 10mph.
Those humps that they put in that are about a metre wide are dangerous. So many cars coming in the opposite direction veer to the centre of the road to avoid them possibly causing a head on collision.
There is no automatic right or reason to put double yellows at the site of a dropped kerb. There is already a law that says that you should not park at a dropped kerb!

50Twuncle

Around my area speed humps are vicious !!
They have steep edges and are high.
I have​ complained but the council don't want to know !!

rockingbilly

50Twuncle wrote: »

Around my area speed humps are vicious !!
They have steep edges and are high.
I have​ complained but the council don't want to know !!

They are made to give an incline of between 35 and 45 degrees. Anything below 35 degrees is a slight incline and can be taken at 30mph. Anything over 45 degrees could damage the wheels/suspension and cause the car to ground at the front at anything over 10 mph.
It does not matter how high they are it's the incline on both sides that will cause the damage if taken too fast.

If yours are that vicious try driving over them at between 5 and 10mph. That way you won't feel anything and have a smooth journey.

elsien

50Twuncle wrote: »

I have just quoted DDA 2005 to them - if they refuse, I will take matters much further !!

You might want to try quoting an act tthat is still in force, given that the DDA has since been superceded by the Equality Act.

I got our local council to put dropped kerbs in for wheelchair access without any issues, but there were no complicating traffic factors.