>What slows emergency service vehicles down beyond anything is the removal of large parts of the road spaceHere is another example of Nigel thinking he knows the answer on an issue, responding with an air of authority to support his opinion, but is wrong. I will accept that there is a justifiable concern from certain people on this forum of the potential impact of the new cycle lane down Boston Road. What I do not accept is that they should be concerned. All councils, as Ealing and Hounslow will have done, is to engage with the emergency services before a new cycle lane goes in. For the sake of clarity, that is the Ambulance, Fire and Police services. Ambulance Trusts (is that the right term? I am thinking of NHS Trust when I state 'Trust') throughout the UK are completely at odds to Nigel's opinion. Nigel, can you please check your facts before making claims or assertions such as the one you have done, which can scaremonger people? Fairly recently, I was taken to hospital under a Blue Light. I was grateful for being in a motorised vehicle. My biggest scare in not getting there on time, before I was toast, was that there were too many cars on the road and nothing to do with new cycle lanes.
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