There is a problem with the chicane style motorbike barriers that many
local authorities still use that the geometry is too tight for people
who use long motorised scooters to negotiate. In these cases we have
installed a gate at the middle barrier, which enables users to run
straight through.
The community park where this solution has been adopted has a very
active "friends" group which has contacted and distributed keys to
people who need them. However, without a nationally accepted standard
key, the problem persists in more generally used parks and open spaces.
On 12 Oct 2004, at 09:48, Croft Consultants wrote:
> Hi
> RADAR keys should not be used on route gates in any case as they
> exclude the
> general public who do not have access to RADAR keys
> Dave
>
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> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 4:51 PM
> Subject: [ACCESSIBUILT] "K" Barriers
>
>
>> We were recently told by RADAR that they no longer make a lock
>> suitable
>> for external gates. they do make a padlock, but we felt that this
>> would
>> be so difficult to use that it would soon be abandoned. It would be
>> interesting to know if the situation has changed.
>>
>> Pete Leaver
>> David Wilson Partnership
>> The Old School
>> Ladywell
>> Pilton
>> Barnstaple
>> EX31 1QT
>>
>> 01271 374485
>> 07979 755986
>>
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Pete Leaver
David Wilson Partnership
The Old School
Ladywell
Pilton
Barnstaple
EX31 1QT
01271 374485
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