mynamehere Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 5 volunteers needed from Southwark. > A deputation is scheduled to Southwark Council > pressing for better cycling facilities on the > evening of 22nd January, on behalf of Stop Killing > Cyclists. > The theme of the meeting is active lives for older > people and so will be pointing out the need for > safer cycling infrastructure needed for older > people. > Very few pensioners cycling in London - yet in > other cities like Tokyo loads of pensioners cycle, > due to fact it is easier to cycle on sore joints > than it is to walk and the safe infrastructure > allows them to do so. > You would not have to talk, 6 people are needed to > part of a group In all seriousness, when looking in to this, can you please consider older people having regular sight tests. Many people shouldn't continue driving as they get older and their sight gets worse, LOTS of poeple shouldn't be bombing it along the pavements on mobility scooters, and whilst I totally agree that more older people should benefit from cycling, I think this needs to be considered.