Earl's Court has been revealed as having one of London's most inaccessible and unsafe pedestrian crossings.
Research by Caroline Pidgeon, Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, shows that a pedestrian crossing on Earl's Court Road (junction with Bramham Gardens and Earl's Court Square) is one of a handful in London that are not only breaking national safety standards over the minimum time for pedestrians to cross the road but is also failing to provide any assistance for blind people to cross the road.
Caroline, who obtained the information following a series of written questions to the Mayor of London, said:
"At present the Mayor of London seems to put the interests of pedestrians at the very bottom of his priorities. It is simply shameful that there remain pedestrian crossings in London that are so inaccessible and unsafe.
"The Mayor should ensure as a matter of urgency that every pedestrian crossing in London is safe and accessible for everyone."
The Mayor of London and Transport for London have no plans to make any improvements at all to the junction until sometime in the next financial year (2011 - 2012).
Campaigner Linda Wade, who is standing for the Liberal Democrats in the Earl's Court by-election on 16th September, said:
"Being able to safely cross the road at a pedestrian crossing should be taken for granted. Yet this junction not only fails to give pedestrians enough time to safely cross the road; it also has no facilities to help blind people."
Photo: Caroline Pidgeon and Linda Wade at the inaccessible and dangerous crossing.