Street Railings As Hindrances and Dangers
In places such as London where pedestrian railings bedeck many corners and streets many cyclist deaths have occurred when motor vehicles pass too close to kerb-hugging cyclists and crush them against the railings. In addition railings have been found to increase the chances of injury to pedestrians for a number of reasons including increasing the inattention of both drivers and pedestrians. For these reasons some localities in the UK have removed pedestrian railings. This was after London's Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea did so and found that the rate of injury to pedestrians had decreased three times faster than elsewhere in London.
The removal of pedestrian railings on streets is an example of the shared space concept in urban design.
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