Southend Council’s deputy leader John Lamb and his team commented (July 16) on City Beach road layout.
They were quoted as saying: “The lack of crossings and signs improves safety”; “Putting a lot of signs will make the area look ugly”; “When you cross the road, you make your own personal risk assessment. You don’t just walk out in front of a car.”
Mr Lamb assumes people make good assessments.
The area surrounding Westcliff High School has numerous safety signs installed at great expense.
Yet on a daily basis many students make poor assessments when they jump out directly in front of buses and cars at a traffic-controlled crossing.
I challenge Mr Lamb to watch students cross the road at Westcliff, then walk across the road at City Beach wearing a blindfold.
He should then report back to the Echo on whether a crossing is needed at City Beach or not.
Gordon Barton
Silversea Drive
Westcliff
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