tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post2218088790898070740..comments2024-03-25T12:55:40.911+00:00Comments on Caron's Musings: Children forced to walk in road because of icy pavements round schools in LivingstonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04988201531739344840noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-29621488480593564272010-12-15T08:08:37.438+00:002010-12-15T08:08:37.438+00:00It's just as bad here in Cupar. Our road was p...It's just as bad here in Cupar. Our road was ploughed (onto one pavement) because we're on the school bus route. On the other pavement, a digger has come along and piled snow and ice into piles taller than me. A fine example of that is piles on three corners at a mini roundabout so no-one, car or pedestrian can see whats coming, about 200m from a primary school. And it appears that zebra crossings outside schools are clearly fantastic places to dump piles of snow. In some parts of the town, the piles have been loaded onto lorries and driven away... with the exception of the bottom two feet of snow that the digger can't scoop up. So a five minute walk to school is now a hair-raising 15. I honestly believe that the public has to take some responsibility for helping dig out the snow, when the council is so overwhelmed, but in several cases around this town, the council has hindered rather than helped. But hey, the roads are all clear for drivers. Shame about the pedestrians, children, elderly, people with prams or those in wheelchairs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com