“Fife council needs to act quicker on malfunctioning traffic lights" said Cllr Conner Young, Conservative Councillor for West Fife and Coastal Villages Ward.
“Not only are they a nightmare for the vast majority of the population, they are also a danger to the visually impaired community. Without any other means of crossing the road at that juncture, it creates an impossible situation that cannot be simply overcome by heading to the next set of lights or crossing when it's deemed safe. This issue has been brought to my attention fortunately by someone who knew the area exceptionally well and was able to overcome this with visual assistance. However, this won't be the case for everyone. If visual assistance is not around, there is absolutely nothing that Person can do except double back on themselves which potentially puts in jeopardy the journey on which they have planned to go on, otherwise they may have to spend a fortune on a taxi direct to the location. This is not a situation that can go on unchallenged and I hope there is a solution sometime soon”.
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NOTE : Sent by Cllr Dempsey on behalf of Cllr Young, who uses voice-recognition software which requires typo correction. Contact Cllr Young via