Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
London Transport (uk.transport.london) Discussion of all forms of transport in London. |
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#14
|
|||
|
|||
Disabled 'to sue for Tube access'
In article , Paul Corfield
writes On Thu, 8 Apr 2004 07:17:38 +0100, "John Rowland" wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3595351.stm London Underground (LU) has been warned that it could be sued by disabled people if it does not improve access for them by October. By then the part of the Disability Discrimination Act which governs access to transport will come into force. All jolly interesting but someone should check the article and look at the grounds for being able to sue. If the organisation has plans in place - and LUL does and has had a policy in place for years - then they cannot be successfully sued. While I accept such access is important the legislators did recognise that none of these improvements can be delivered overnight or at the cost of other vital expenditure - like replacing worn out track, trains and signals. The improvements to the bus network that have been funded by TfL provide good access to those who are mobility impaired and is an adequate alternative until such time as LUL is properly funded to allow for the huge works that are needed to rectify the problems inherent in a network as old as the Underground. And before anyone jumps down my throat these remarks are mine and not those of LUL. I really think people have lost the plot on this one. I'm all for full disabled access to everything including theatres, the tube, cinemas etc but the LU is over 100 years old. It was never designed for disabled passengers. OK, so all the work is done to get wheelchairs down to the platforms, how do they get across the gap on curved platforms to the carriage? LU is working to improve things but it is under funded, dogged by poor management, heavy legislation and is creaking at the seams from years of neglect. And the disabled lobby want it fixed by October? It would take that long to work out some potential access routes at the stations, let alone tender the work etc. -- Andrew Electronic communications can be altered and therefore the integrity of this communication can not be guaranteed. Views expressed in this communication are those of the author and not associations or companies I am involved with. |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Those protesters again - London stopped - who can we sue? | London Transport | |||
Disabled Badge Parking | London Transport | |||
Disabled Badge Parking | London Transport | |||
Disabled Badge Parking | London Transport | |||
Disabled parking | London Transport |