High Bond End is a lovely
walled medieval road winding up out of town. One can imagine horses and carts trudging
up the hill… but I took a long hard look at it recently due to the
death there of Arthur, our cat, and was appalled at the
dangers inherent in it– particularly for pedestrians. That
stretch of road is extremely
narrow, and like a helter skelter which forces walkers to cross at
the most dangerous part because the already miniscule pavement disappears.
There are many walkers, including parents
with small children moving between town and their homes up the Ripley
Road.
Our lives are more and more dominated by traffic. The
road can’t be changed, but the regulations for it can. It should have a
lower speed and weight limit which should be enforced with cameras before there
are more casualties. Are we happy with the assumption that (ever larger) motor vehicles are ‘king of
the road’?
