This letter refers to my letter agreeing with GA Musey’s views (‘Road space should have increased’, Opinion, July 9) and responses from K Brown and David Hughes (‘Council is not to blames for this one’, Opinion, August 6 and ‘Motorists are feather-bedded’, Opinion, August 6).
I can’t speak for Mr Musey but my idea of making more road space is to allow cars, vans, etc, to partially park two wheels on the pavement where possible, but leaving enough room for pedestrians and pushchairs, etc, to pass.
There is no need to knock down buildings or rip up pavements as Mr Hughes has put in his letter. I never thought anything of the sort.
South Street in Ponders End is in need of this, and there is room for it. Buses and lorries have to mount the pavement or stop and wait for oncoming traffic. This also happens on Nightingale Road by the new school, when children are being picked up.
There are many areas where this is already allowed to help traffic flow and congestion, but more needs to be done.
This would make more room for cyclists and, therefore, it would be safer as they would have more space.
Enfield Borough Council always seem to find money to put in speed humps and other traffic-calming measures, so why not more semi-pavement parking?
Also, does Mr Hughes even think about the children that he wants to see chatting to each other whilst cycling along our roads, who will no doubt want to be driving some sort of motor vehicle as soon as they reach the age of 18, and probably chatting to each other on their mobile phones.
Also, I would like to mention that the gate has been removed from Church Road, Ponders End, which I am not sure whether it is permanent or not.
I would like to let K Brown know that I myself have asthma and do sympathise with other sufferers. There are so many reasons why we can get asthma. It’s not all due to the motor vehicle.
Mr King
Cuckoo Hall Lane, Edmonton
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