'Dangerous' dockless bikes blocking streets, say disability activists
Registered as blind for 15 years, Deborah Persaud travels around London with guide dog Lewis by her side.
There has been a rise of tech start-ups offering app-based hire bikes around major cities, enabling customers to book and unlock bikes via an app - which uses GPS to find the nearest one available. Disability activists have said the schemes are causing"dangerous" obstructions for people with visual or mobility impairments in cities.The Lime E bikes are assisted by a motor, making them easier to cycle
This blocks access to the tactile indicator on crossings, which tells visually impaired or blind people when they have right of way."If you are going to use the schemes, just bear in mind to leave bikes in a safe space."Paralympian Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, who uses a wheelchair, said companies"have to be more responsible".
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