Hi All
thought I'd drop my oar in here, the question is not whether the kerb
should be provided but the safety of others using the footway if it is
fitted,
in my view providing a dropped kerb at a residence could cause problems
as there would be no matching dropped kerb on the other side of the
road, leading people with low vision into nowhere land and others may
not be able to get up the opposite kerb.
personally I would think the only time a 'personal' flush kerb should be
in place is in a flats court and similar.
a note on a recent info from the Dft -they say that where there are flat
raised speed bumps which could be confused with crossings by blind/low
vision people they should have tactile pavers like any other crossing.
Regards
Dave Croft
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