Need for barriers along common corridors to protect vulnerable users
I refer to the letter “Barriers to deter cyclists a hindrance to users of wheelchairs” (Oct 18). Surely, the town councils put up the metal barriers after careful and due consideration with regard to the various users of public areas.
I refer to the letter “Barriers to deter cyclists a hindrance to users of wheelchairs” (Oct 18). Surely, the town councils put up the metal barriers after careful and due consideration with regard to the various users of public areas.
There is a need not to inconvenience wheelchair users and parents with prams. There is also a need to protect the young and the old from the minority of cyclists who speed inconsiderately.
As there are many corners along the common corridors, there is a need to reduce the speed of these cyclists. The various authorities should, thus, continue to erect such barriers along the corridors. Surely, wheelchair users and those with prams would not mind the little inconvenience of winding their way around these barriers along the corridors for the safety of vulnerable users, who may be their kin or friends.