A former mayor of Corby is appealing for more drop kerbs to help her and other scooter users.
Esther Donald, of Argyle Street, is at the end of her tether after bringing the issue up at residents' association meetings and with Northamptonshire County Council.
Mrs Donald, 85, finds it difficult to get to her daughter's house and to the doctors because of the lack of drop kerbs and cars blocking her way.
She would like lower kerbs to be put in and for parking regulations to be enforced.
She said: "I'm not asking for something out of this world. I've already had a fall from going over a kerb.
"When I go to the clinic in Greenhill Rise all the way from Jubilee Avenue I have a terrible job. It's awful for people in wheelchairs and scooters and mums with children in prams.
"A few years ago cars had to stay off drop kerbs and every place was going to have them. Nobody seems to take any notice any more."
Mrs Donald's regular problem is getting across the junction of Argyle Street and Montrose Street.
Cars often park at one or other side of the road, resulting in her having to cross onto the other side of Argyle Street.
During a recent community walkabout she nearly had a fall in her scooter.
Mrs Donald was mayor in 1983 and received an MBE for services to the community.
In November 2007, Corby Council chief executive Chris Mallender took a tour around the town on a mobility scooter to see what getting around is like for disabled people.
The trip left Mr Mallender saying scooter users should be consulted about facilities and access for disabled people when the council considered planning applications.
A county council spokesman said: "Unfortunately, under the Traffic Management Act the county council has no powers to enforce parking restrictions because people have parked in front of a dropped kerb."
Mrs Donald, 85, finds it difficult to get to her daughter's house and to the doctors because of the lack of drop kerbs and cars blocking her way.
She would like lower kerbs to be put in and for parking regulations to be enforced.
She said: "I'm not asking for something out of this world. I've already had a fall from going over a kerb.
"When I go to the clinic in Greenhill Rise all the way from Jubilee Avenue I have a terrible job. It's awful for people in wheelchairs and scooters and mums with children in prams.
"A few years ago cars had to stay off drop kerbs and every place was going to have them. Nobody seems to take any notice any more."
Mrs Donald's regular problem is getting across the junction of Argyle Street and Montrose Street.
Cars often park at one or other side of the road, resulting in her having to cross onto the other side of Argyle Street.
During a recent community walkabout she nearly had a fall in her scooter.
Mrs Donald was mayor in 1983 and received an MBE for services to the community.
In November 2007, Corby Council chief executive Chris Mallender took a tour around the town on a mobility scooter to see what getting around is like for disabled people.
The trip left Mr Mallender saying scooter users should be consulted about facilities and access for disabled people when the council considered planning applications.
A county council spokesman said: "Unfortunately, under the Traffic Management Act the county council has no powers to enforce parking restrictions because people have parked in front of a dropped kerb."
Evening Telegraph, 1st June 2009
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