NWN: bus hits kid. Options

[GMR]

Reading today's NWN (7 July) I wasn't surprised to read that a bus hit a kid. I've seen quite a few near misses in Northbrook street; buses/ pedestrians. In fact i reported it a few years ago - on this forum - but nothing was done. You can't mix pedestrians and buses as it will lead to a serious accident. The same applies to cycles and cycle paths. Cycles should be on cycle lanes and pedestrians should be on footpaths. I doubt any lessons will be learnt and I expect to read about another incident; I just hope it isn't fatal.


Some of those bus drivers - the way they drive - think they own the road.



As for 'calling for 5mph speed limit'; that won't work either and won't stop another person being hit. You need to remove buses altogether from Northbook street or forbid people walking on the roads... or using it as a footpath.

[NWNREADER]

Reading today's NWN (6 July) I wasn't surprised to read that a bus hit a kid. I've seen quite a few near misses in Northbrook street; buses/ pedestrians. In fact i reported it a few years ago - on this forum - but nothing was done. You can't mix pedestrians and buses as it will lead to a serious accident. The same applies to cycles and cycle paths. Cycles should be on cycle lanes and pedestrians should be on footpaths. I doubt any lessons will be learnt and I expect to read about another incident; I just hope it isn't fatal.

Some of those bus drivers - the way they drive - think they own the road.

As for 'calling for 5mph speed limit'; that won't work either and won't stop another person being hit. You need to remove buses altogether from Northbook street or forbid people walking on the roads... or using it as a footpath.

Today, 6 July? Hmmmm..... Groundhog?

So we know how the collision happened, do we? Not that I disagree mixing traffic and pedestrians is not the best idea a Highways Engineer ever had.

[GMR]

Today, 6 July? Hmmmm..... Groundhog?

It says the seventh, mainly because I changed it

So we know how the collision happened, do we? Not that I disagree mixing traffic and pedestrians is not the best idea a Highways Engineer ever had.

It doesn't matter how it happened, it happened. And if you didn't mix buses and pedestrians then it wouldn't have happened. Simples!

[NWNREADER]

It doesn't matter how it happened, it happened. And if you didn't mix buses and pedestrians then it wouldn't have happened. Simples!

For one mad moment I thought that was what I said.......

But still best to know what happened, as people get knocked over by traffic by stepping in the road too..... People going into traffic lanes is as bad as putting traffic into pedestrian areas, especially as the former traffic flow tends to be a lot faster moving.....