Friday, December 04, 2009
Birmingham UK - Residents plead for road safety
RESIDENTS of a Birmingham suburb today demanded urgent road safety improvements after five people were killed in two road death tragedies.
The safety calls were made in Moseley after a pensioner and four boys died in two separate incidents last month.
Teresa Queenan was in collisio
n with a lorry as she crossed the junction of Alcester Road and Salisbury Road on November 9 while four boys died when the car in which they were travelling hit a wall in Salisbury Road on November 14.
Now, the Moseley Forum group has demanded a so-called shared space scheme in the suburb as soon as possible.
The safety calls were made in Moseley after a pensioner and four boys died in two separate incidents last month.
Teresa Queenan was in collisio
n with a lorry as she crossed the junction of Alcester Road and Salisbury Road on November 9 while four boys died when the car in which they were travelling hit a wall in Salisbury Road on November 14.Now, the Moseley Forum group has demanded a so-called shared space scheme in the suburb as soon as possible.
Shared space schemes integrate public spaces by removing the traditional segregation of vehicles, pedestrians and other road users.
The aim is to remove barriers, including road signs, bollards and lights, between car and pedestrian to turn the street into a self-regulated area used by all.
It has been pioneered with some success in Holland and is being introduced in various part of the United Kingdom.
The aim is to remove barriers, including road signs, bollards and lights, between car and pedestrian to turn the street into a self-regulated area used by all.
It has been pioneered with some success in Holland and is being introduced in various part of the United Kingdom.
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