LTNs and women's safety.
A young woman on the BBC this morning when they were discussing L.B. Ealing putting in more of these 'low traffic neighbourhoods' - made the point - that when she got a taxi home, the driver was unable to drop her off outside her house due to the restrictions, leaving her to walk through an empty street. LTNs must be pretty daunting for people walking down them after dark? Similarly pedestrianised high streets. Where there is no through traffic or buses there is little activity. It's all very well the LTN zealots banging on and on about the supposed virtues of these schemes but the drawbacks that have so recently been highlighted seem to be being overlooked. If women's safety is compromised on main roads, fairly well lit and peopled, what will be the consequences of LTNs?
Vanessa Smith ● 2050d63 Comments ● 2045d