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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?
Posted by: Gerald Cabb
Date/Time: 08/01/10 12:02:00

I sympathise, but may i also suggest that people consider their footwear, which makes a huge difference.  This is a cultural thing - little old ladies in Switzerland have slip-on rubber spikes over their shoes, and my friend who broke his leg in France (the alps) was even given crutches with spikes on, for ice and snow. 

Here in the UK it always seems to be the Council's problem, while we all drive around on summer tyres and wear our summer shoes.  It takes two surfaces to get a grip on each other, so please consider what's on your feet as well as what's on the road.

To earlier comment about driving more slowly - agree in principle but my point is that there is NO speed that is safe if people just walk out in front of you without warning (especially at T junctions where there's usually a fan of ice).  In fact crawling along at 3mph seems to just encourage them to do this ("oh, I've got plenty of time") but a car sliding at you at 3mph is still going to do a lot of damage.  Of course one slows down, especially at crossings and other danger areas, but pedestrians also need to realise they need to signal their intention to cross and then *wait* to make sure the car has actually slowed sucessfully, not just wander up to a zebra and walk straight across without looking.


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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Should the pavements be gritted as well?20/12/09 19:05:00 Paul James
   Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?20/12/09 19:36:00 J Smith
      Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?20/12/09 20:27:00 Alan Brainsby
      Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?09/01/10 11:10:00 Tony Luckhurst
   Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?03/01/10 16:46:00 Faith Wardle
   Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?03/01/10 17:42:00 Gerald Cabb
      Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?08/01/10 10:08:00 Paul James
   Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?07/01/10 13:39:00 Allison Franklin
   Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?07/01/10 13:46:00 David Archer
      Should the pavements be gritted as well?07/01/10 21:40:00 George Knox
         Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?07/01/10 22:04:00 Faith Wardle
            Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?08/01/10 09:03:00 Niall Connolly
               Re:Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?08/01/10 12:02:00 Gerald Cabb
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?08/01/10 12:12:00 Faith Wardle
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?08/01/10 12:18:00 Niall Connolly
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?08/01/10 12:38:00 Bernie Paul
   Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?08/01/10 12:30:00 Allison Franklin
      Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?08/01/10 19:31:00 Gerald Cabb
         Re:Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?08/01/10 21:53:00 Paul James
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?09/01/10 11:09:00 Gerald Cabb
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?09/01/10 11:15:00 Graham Weeks
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?09/01/10 12:08:00 Tony Luckhurst

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