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Tolworth Broadway
Tolworth Greenway: Campaigner sets out problems for disabled people
People with disabilities will find it difficult to negotiate the new-look Tolworth Broadway, a campaigner has said.
Consultant Adam Lotun, of Knollmead, who uses a wheelchair, took the Surrey Comet on a tour of the new Greenway, to point out problems he has spotted. He said he was worried about crossing points with no traffic lights, lack of tactile paving in key places, and the suggestion of cyclists speeding along the green central reservation. The Greenway was designed to allow people to cross the road “any point they choose”, according to Kingston Council’s website. The website’s background information continued: “Formal pedestrian crossing points, both signalled and unsignalled, will be provided for those who wish to use them.”
By way of example, Mr Lotun said he would be unable to see around larger vehicles which stopped to let pedestrians cross at unsignalled points. He is also concerned by the lack of audio confirmation that it is safe to cross at the roundabout end of the road, he said. Mr Lotun met recently with a council officer to set out his concerns. As he was speaking to the Comet yesterday morning, a traffic accident occurred in which a woman in her 30s suffered head injuries. She was thought to have braked to avoid pedestrians crossing the road.
The roadworks on the Broadway, which have given drivers headaches since they began in March, are due to finish on Friday.
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