After blind campaigners call for 'urgent action', Sadiq Khan acknowledges 'more needs to be done' as he promises to 'raise awareness' among London cyclists to improve safety of floating bus stops. cycling
Sadiq Khan has promised to conduct a review of ‘floating’ bus stops and assured that he’s committed to reducing danger on cycling lanes, after 164 campaign groups raised safety concerns for visually impaired pedestrians but failed to provide evidence of any incident.
Floating bus stops, where a cycle lane is sandwiched between a bus stop and a pavement, have been introduced in many parts of the country to protect cyclists from being stuck behind a stationary bus or having to pull into moving traffic. However, blind campaigners objected to such infrastructure on Mayor Question Time on Thursday, theSadiq Khan confirmed that Transport for London was already reviewing the safety of such bus stops.
“Expecting people who cannot see, who cannot move very fast or who are using mobility aids to step on and into a cycle lane with speeding cyclists and people using e-devices is simply not safe,” read the letter. However, the campaigners admitted that they were unaware of specific incidents of blind people coming to harm — but said the concern about colliding with cyclists was such that many blind people were reluctant to use buses in the first place.
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