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NFBUK

@NFBUK

The Voice of Blind People! The NFBUK is a charity working to improve the overall welfare and quality of daily life for all blind and vision impaired people.

Joined March 2013

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@NFBUK
Apr 3, 2023
This is what our President who is blind said about the bus stop design where you step off the bus onto a narrow bus boarder next to a cycle lane on Lea Bridge Road, Waltham Forest ‘Not fit for purpose. It really is totally inaccessible. These sorts of designs should be scrapped’
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@NFBUK
Oct 30, 2024
WARNING: We filmed at the Elephant & Castle Floating bus stop late last month. The clip includes a rental e-bike rider crashing into a child. The floating bus stop designs are not safe & they need to be urgently halted please.
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@NFBUK
Aug 15, 2024
Please stop riding through red lights when pedestrians have the green man to cross the road. These crossings have rotating cones underneath the push button box to alert blind people when it’s safe to cross & it’s not safe when people ride through them on a red light at any speed.
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@NFBUK
Feb 3, 2023
Farringdon Street by the Italian Embassy, London. It’s a 2-way cycle lane bus stop bypass. Cyclists are seen not stopping for pedestrians at zebra crossing & riding over it while pedestrians are crossing. When some did stop, 1 carried on past 2 pedestrians on the zebra crossing.
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@NFBUK
May 5, 2024
WARNING We've been filming the chaotic & downright dangerous situation at the Westminster Bridge floating bus stop at St Thomas' hospital. Clip includes a speeding cyclist crashing into an elderly person. These designs are not safe & they need to be urgently halted @Mark_J_Harper
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@NFBUK
Jun 22, 2025
We need an immediate halt on any more floating bus stops @Keir_Starmer. Blind people are being excluded from catching the bus due to these designs which are still being put in. @NFBUK have no faith in @transportgovuk to tackle this @Heidi_Labour @simonlightwood @LordPeterHendy.
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@NFBUK
Jan 4, 2023
@Mark_J_Harper ‘I think what you are proposing is absolutely disgraceful & despicable. How dare you decide who can & who cannot travel. How dare you decide to use your power & authority to make travel inaccessible for me. Guards on trains are vital’ Kevin, who is blind @RMTunion
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@NFBUK
Jul 25, 2025
This shows the chaotic & dangerous situation facing bus users at Westminster floating bus stop. The buses routinely drops off into the cycle lane. A rental e-bike rider collides into a child & another one crashes into the back of a cyclist. @MayorofLondon this is not safe at all.
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@NFBUK
Jan 14, 2023
We would like to invite the Rt Hon @RishiSunak @10DowningStreet to join @newdawn75 on a train journey from Narborough to Leicester with her Guide Dog Nellie to witness how important ticket offices & train guards are. We are ready to go when you are Prime Minister. @RMTunion
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@NFBUK
Apr 6, 2025
Warning 3 pedestrian cycle collisions. Floating bus stops are not working. Routing cycle lanes through the pavement at bus stops has to stop @LordPeterHendy Access has to be direct from the pavement without having to cross a cycle lane first. They are dangerous & chaotic places.
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@NFBUK
Jan 11, 2023
Our petition to stop ticket offices closing down & to keep guards on all trains was hand delivered to @RishiSunak @10DowningStreet by @newdawn75 &🦮 Nellie today. The petition now has 119 supporting organisations & we want the Prime Minister to urgently act on it please @RMTunion
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@NFBUK
Dec 5, 2022
The new pavement layout on #LeithWalk in #Edinburgh is not safe or accessible for blind & visually impaired pedestrians. Cyclists & pedestrians should not be expected to share the same space. Cycle lanes should not be put behind pedestrian crossings, it is a dangerous design.
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@NFBUK
Aug 27, 2024
Went back to the green man pedestrian crossing at St Thomas’ Hospital. Nothing has changed. How can anybody think riding through a pedestrian crossing on a red light is acceptable? Close passing people or making them run, step back or wait to cross on a green man is wrong.
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@NFBUK
Mar 30, 2025
Routing cycle lanes through the pavement at bus stops has to stop. Floating bus stops are not safe or accessible for blind people. Access has to be from the kerbside, direct from the pavement without having to cross a cycle lane first. This is at Elephant & Castle in London.
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