December 2007 Archives
A slipping and a sliding
Posted by Ray on December 17, 2007 2:10 PM
Remember when our pavements were safe to walk, I do. We go on about the sinking paving stones and tripping over kerbs but I am now observing a new phenomenon when I go walking around the town.
With temperatures just hovering above freezing during the day the ground becomes very greasy and with the new paving stones, which were laid over the last couple of years, I have observed a great number of pedestrians slipping - in fact going flat on their backs.
The other day I observed three different ladies, two young, one elderly falling and becoming quite shaken in the process, all in the space of 10 minutes. I know myself, despite rubber-soled shoes, being very careful and feeling my feet going at different intervals.
What is the answer? Obviously the council have spent a small fortune and putting down these nice-looking paving stones, but were they checked first for skidd-a-bility.
I remember when walking around the town was safe (from slipping).
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