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Every day, unnecessary street obstacles mean that many people,
especially the blind and partially sighted suffer inconvenience
and risk serious injury.
With a little consideration, we could all help to make our streets
and pavements a safer place for everyone.
A = Advertising Boards
B = Bollards
C = Cyclists on pavements and cycles discarded
outside shops.
D = Debris... from building work, e.g. piles
of sand and rubble.
E = Electric and other cables
F = Food (discarded food can distract guide
dogs).
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G = Gum (discarded chewing gum can stick to
shoes and to guide dogs' hair).
H = Hedges overgrown
I = Irregular walking surfaces
J = Jagged glass - broken bottles (broken glass
can cut guide dogs' paws).
K = Kerb stones
L = Lamp-posts
M = Mess from dogs
N = Narrow walkways as a result of obstructions
0 = Obstacles
P = Pot-holes in badly maintained pavements
Q = Queues
R = Roadworks - badly fenced off
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S = Scaffolding
T = Trash - discarded bin bags and loose rubbish
U = Umbrellas
V = Vehicles parked on pavements
W = Wheelie bins
X = X-ings - lack of aids for vision-impaired
people
Y = Youngsters on roller blades and skateboards
Z = Zig-zagging around unnecessary street obstacles
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To report any problems regarding pavements, roads or street lighting please use our feedback form.
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