Anita and Rhian are part of a group of disabled people in Bridgend who want to raise awareness of how doing something so simple like parking on a dropped
kerb can potentially endanger a disabled person's life.
'Crossing a road may not seem a big thing but for some it can be very difficult...' Most of us take being able to cross the road, skipping over kerbs and squeezing between cars, for granted, but for some it isn't so easy. Lydia Stephens speaks to four people who'd like us to be a bit more considerate when it comes to parking
Anita and Rhian are part of a group of disabled people in Bridgend who want a to raise awareness of how doing something so simple like parking on a dropped
kerb can potentially endanger a disabled person's life.
'Crossing a road may not seem a big thing but for some it can be very difficult...' Most of us take being able to cross the road, skipping over kerbs and squeezing between cars, for granted, but for some it isn't so easy. Lydia Stephens speaks to four people who'd like us to be a bit more considerate when it comes to parking..
Simon Green is the chairman of a group called Bridgend Coalition of Disabled People and he always makes sure to inform drivers when they are obstructing dropped
kerbsHow selfish drivers blocking dropped kerbs can leave these people risking their lives to cross the road; For people who are blind or disabled the selfish actions of drivers obstructing blocked kerbs can represent not just a challenge but a serious risk
Russell Colt Street from the extended line of the eastern
kerb of Gartsherrie Road, north eastwards to the extended line of the western
kerb of B804 Coltswood Road, over its entire length.
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The differential between the
kerb and inter-bank market rates has touched around Rs4 per dollar as inter-bank prices were around Rs115.60-115.70 on Thursday.
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The logistics worker said the mistake could have been easily avoided by checking the house number and that it seemed odd the council then decided to create even more work by taking up the
kerb they had already dropped outside his elderly neighbour's home.
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He claimed that the
kerb would cause "significant difficulties" for mourners and coffin-bearers accessing neighbouring graves, as well as issues for grass cutting.
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She said: "It is true that the guidelines say you can't park on roads where double yellow lines are marked on the
kerb, which is the case on a section of Princess Street.
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The man's conviction is the latest in West Midlands Police's Operation Scarlet -- a continuing crackdown on
kerb crawlers.
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I agree that the 50cm rule should be restricted to drivers who have actually caused an obstruction by poor parking but disabled people have been calling for protection of dropped
kerbs for many years.
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Passengers can once again be dropped-off in front of the departures hall now that Brussels International has finished renovating its departures
kerb area.
Brussels drop-off point completed
A Transportation Department official at Birmingham City Council said that lowering a
kerb usually cost between pounds 400 and pounds 1,400 a time.
pounds 5,000 just to park outside their own homes; FAMILIES HIT BY BILLS FOR DROPPED KERBS