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| Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London, the scene of a car accident last Saturday that resulted in 11 people being injured (Report, 9 October), was redeveloped several years ago at considerable expense to create a thoroughfare that could accommodate both motorists and pedestrians in some form of symbiotic relationship, where both could thrive in perfect harmony. | Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London, the scene of a car accident last Saturday that resulted in 11 people being injured (Report, 9 October), was redeveloped several years ago at considerable expense to create a thoroughfare that could accommodate both motorists and pedestrians in some form of symbiotic relationship, where both could thrive in perfect harmony. |
| As a result the streetscape was designed to avoid the erection of unsightly barriers and instead the proximity between motorist and pedestrian was intended to promote a sense of inclusiveness where the motorist in particular was encouraged to pay extra heed to the safety of the pedestrians. A similar scheme was recently adopted in the town centre in Twickenham, west London. | As a result the streetscape was designed to avoid the erection of unsightly barriers and instead the proximity between motorist and pedestrian was intended to promote a sense of inclusiveness where the motorist in particular was encouraged to pay extra heed to the safety of the pedestrians. A similar scheme was recently adopted in the town centre in Twickenham, west London. |
| Exhibition Road, following the extensive publicity the accident attracted, not least the emphasis placed on its popularity as a tourist destination, must now be vulnerable to a Westminster or London Bridge style attack. Barriers may be unsightly, but in today’s world are a price we have to pay to ensure our safety.Peter James MichauEsher, Surrey | Exhibition Road, following the extensive publicity the accident attracted, not least the emphasis placed on its popularity as a tourist destination, must now be vulnerable to a Westminster or London Bridge style attack. Barriers may be unsightly, but in today’s world are a price we have to pay to ensure our safety.Peter James MichauEsher, Surrey |
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