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Question 6 - we asked:
The offences of driving on the pavement and causing an obstruction to the highway (which includes pavements) can be enforced by police under criminal law. What role do you think the police should play in ensuring our pavements are safe and accessible for local people walking?
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1 of the candidates responded as below.
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| Anne-Marie CURRY (Liberal Democrat) |
The biggest reason people say they cycle on the pavements is they don't feel safe on the roads. So we have the Chicken and egg situation which happens first. I think a programme of initiatives to advertise safer driving around cyclist then an education process to get cyclists off pavement. This could all be done by the fine or educate programme. Also sessions were cyclists go out with police offers to help them gain confidence. Educate both cyclist and car driver to accept each other on the road and stay safe. |
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