Cycling on footpaths
Sir,—The Canterbury Aged People’s Welfare Council has received several hundred protestations against the Ministry of Transport’s proposal to allow children under 12 to cycle on footpaths. Hospital Board records show annually some 600 elderly are admitted to hospital as a result of falls. Only 20 youngsters under 12 are admitted as a result of road accidents. When elderly, a fall is to be feared and avoided. It will be sad if older people are too frightened to walk on footpaths. Because of the large numbers of children who cycle in Christchurch, allowing cycling on footpaths endangers anyone who is frail, unsteady, or has imperfect eyesight. If footpaths are not safe, must the elderly be confined to their homes? Perhaps the answer lies in greater support for the Ministry of Transport’s programme for education of primary school cyclists so that they are competent to handle traffic. Footpaths should be for foot traffic. — Yours, etc., N. WEBB, Assistant secretary manager, Canterbury Aged People’s Welfare Council. July 12, 1985.
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