| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Low Traffic Neighbourhoods | |
| Posted by: | Ossian Olsén | |
| Date/Time: | 21/09/20 00:37:00 |
| Hi Sara, I think everyone on here understand that this will negatively impact you and your mother. It must be really bad, because you opened the dialogue on here. I am sorry about that, I really am. I only got involved because we have to base our decisions on data and no one on here actually shared any. We cannot draw conclusions on a scheme based on the impact on one person, I think you understand that. And I hope you can work around this somehow, but I get it. I used to drive a lot more than I do now, but I am lucky, I am able to walk much more now. But the LTN has given me that nudge. I appreciate this is My experience which is also anecdotal. Listen, the only reason I am on here is to fly the flag for data and facts. For example you driving further may mean that others don’t take the car, if that is the case I hope you would accept that on a balance, we are better off as a collective. The data in this case indicates a number of benefits to the area (ref the Walthamstow study), accidents, pollution/traffic reduction to Mention a few. Your own experience is never going to validate that, but the studies that I hope are planned into this LTN will hopefully show that we are better off. I hope that makes sense. As a society we seem to focus only on emotional arguments. Some one this forum even suggested I was a bot or something, due to my surname. What an odd view to have. We would all be better off we did not assume that others are evil or against us and tried to understand the benefits and the dis benefits and then make decisions based on the balance. If everyone took the position ‘me first’ I am afraid our society is going to be worse off and we head towards a survival of a fittest order. On the note of healthcare, just because you mentioned your mom’s flu jab. I did hear on LBC that emergency services had not been adequately consulted and after seeing an ambulance having to reverse down acacia I really hope this is rectified and resolved as a part of the roll out; and that no one was impacted negatively as a result! |