Give us Time to Cross
- von: Living Streets
- empfänger: Parliament
Val Foster, 72, has arthritis in her spine and recently underwent a knee replacement operation. She lives in sheltered housing and relies on a signalised crossing near her home to reach her local supermarket. But she struggles to cross the road at the very place that is supposed to be safe for pedestrians.
"There simply isn't enough time to get across before the cars start revving their engines and sometimes they honk their horns at you. It's very intimidating and makes me nervous about going out. I have to pluck up courage to get a pint of milk."
Unfortunately, Val is not alone. Across the UK three-quarters of people over 65 struggle to cross the road on our signalised crossings. In fact, research shows that the current assumed walking speed, which determines green man time, is too fast for older people.
And it's a problem for thousands of others too, including people with mobility issues and parents with children.
Time to cross -- time to act!
Join national charity Living Streets, and call for just 3 more seconds green man time on our signalised crossings to allow the most vulnerable people to cross the road.
Patrick McLoughlin, the Secretary of State for Transport, will be reviewing the current crossings guidance next year and Living Streets is urging him to protect the most vulnerable.
Write to your MP today to put pressure on Patrick McLoughlin MP and call for 3 more seconds green man time.
"There simply isn't enough time to get across before the cars start revving their engines and sometimes they honk their horns at you. It's very intimidating and makes me nervous about going out. I have to pluck up courage to get a pint of milk."
Unfortunately, Val is not alone. Across the UK three-quarters of people over 65 struggle to cross the road on our signalised crossings. In fact, research shows that the current assumed walking speed, which determines green man time, is too fast for older people.
And it's a problem for thousands of others too, including people with mobility issues and parents with children.
Time to cross -- time to act!
Join national charity Living Streets, and call for just 3 more seconds green man time on our signalised crossings to allow the most vulnerable people to cross the road.
Patrick McLoughlin, the Secretary of State for Transport, will be reviewing the current crossings guidance next year and Living Streets is urging him to protect the most vulnerable.
Write to your MP today to put pressure on Patrick McLoughlin MP and call for 3 more seconds green man time.
Dear [MP],
Pedestrians need more time to cross the road. Please stand up for pedestrians like me by raising this issue with Patrick McLoughlin MP, Secretary of State for Transport.
National charity Living Streets has highlighted that current Department for Transport guidance assumes that people walk at 1.2m/s. This figure has not been updated since the 1950s when traffic and levels of car ownership were much lower than today. Research published by University College London in 2012 showed that on today's busy roads, three quarters of older people struggle to cross the road in time.
Parents pushing prams and those with young children, older and disabled people are all disadvantaged by signalised crossings because of the disproportionate priority given to motorised vehicles. Reducing the assumed walking speed to 0.8m/s would give vulnerable people three seconds more to cross the road safely.
The ability to cross the road safely is something we should all be able to take for granted. It is essential for everyday journeys on foot to access shops and services, meet friends, and to stay healthy and independent. Despite most journeys involving walking and over 77% of all trips under a mile being made mainly on foot, there is a major lack of priority given to walking by the Department for Transport, and inadequate crossing times are a symptom of this.
[Your comments here]
Please ask Patrick McLoughlin MP to review the current guidance on pedestrian crossings and increase the amount of time pedestrians have to cross the road as well as raise the priority given to walking within his Department. I would appreciate it if you send me any response you receive from him on this issue.
Yours sincerely,
[Your name here]
PS I would also be pleased if you also took one of the following actions:
1. Raise the issue in Parliament
2. Raise the issue with the local council.
Petition unterzeichnenPetition unterzeichnenPedestrians need more time to cross the road. Please stand up for pedestrians like me by raising this issue with Patrick McLoughlin MP, Secretary of State for Transport.
National charity Living Streets has highlighted that current Department for Transport guidance assumes that people walk at 1.2m/s. This figure has not been updated since the 1950s when traffic and levels of car ownership were much lower than today. Research published by University College London in 2012 showed that on today's busy roads, three quarters of older people struggle to cross the road in time.
Parents pushing prams and those with young children, older and disabled people are all disadvantaged by signalised crossings because of the disproportionate priority given to motorised vehicles. Reducing the assumed walking speed to 0.8m/s would give vulnerable people three seconds more to cross the road safely.
The ability to cross the road safely is something we should all be able to take for granted. It is essential for everyday journeys on foot to access shops and services, meet friends, and to stay healthy and independent. Despite most journeys involving walking and over 77% of all trips under a mile being made mainly on foot, there is a major lack of priority given to walking by the Department for Transport, and inadequate crossing times are a symptom of this.
[Your comments here]
Please ask Patrick McLoughlin MP to review the current guidance on pedestrian crossings and increase the amount of time pedestrians have to cross the road as well as raise the priority given to walking within his Department. I would appreciate it if you send me any response you receive from him on this issue.
Yours sincerely,
[Your name here]
PS I would also be pleased if you also took one of the following actions:
1. Raise the issue in Parliament
2. Raise the issue with the local council.
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