{"id":38401,"date":"2019-11-26T16:33:43","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T16:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=38401"},"modified":"2019-11-26T16:33:43","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T16:33:43","slug":"dangerous-drivers-forcing-elderly-and-disabled-in-to-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/11\/26\/dangerous-drivers-forcing-elderly-and-disabled-in-to-road\/","title":{"rendered":"&#039;Dangerous&#039; drivers force disabled and aged in to road"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Cars on Cowbridge Road West&#8217;s <\/em><strong><em>pavement cause a hazard for buggies and scooters<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Top-Image-Parking-on-Pavement.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Top-Image-Parking-on-Pavement.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Top-Image-Parking-on-Pavement-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Top-Image-Parking-on-Pavement-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Top-Image-Parking-on-Pavement-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Top-Image-Parking-on-Pavement-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Top-Image-Parking-on-Pavement.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Top-Image-Parking-on-Pavement.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Top-Image-Parking-on-Pavement-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Top-Image-Parking-on-Pavement-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Top-Image-Parking-on-Pavement-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Top-Image-Parking-on-Pavement-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Credit: Shaun Elliott.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>RESIDENTS have called for &#8220;dangerous\u201d drivers to stop parking on the pavement at the side of a road&nbsp;which separates Ely and Caerau.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Cowbridge Road West is a busy road and one of the main routes through Ely and Caerau.&nbsp; People are being forced to walk on the road&nbsp;due to&nbsp;drivers parking on the pavement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m absolutely furious about it,\u201d&nbsp;said&nbsp;Peter Bradbury, councillor for Caerau.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople need to understand that it\u2019s the A48 \u2013 I know it\u2019s Cowbridge Road West as well \u2013 it&#8217;s a busy, busy road and it\u2019s very dangerous for people on mobility scooters to get past.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Resident&nbsp;Tracy Cazenave&nbsp;said&nbsp;&#8220;I&#8217;m on a mobility scooter and it&#8217;s awful trying to get past cars as they think they own the pavement.&nbsp;&nbsp;I had abuse when asking people to move.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Residents are worried that the most vulnerable\u00a0community members\u00a0might be\u00a0endangered, because The Forge Care Centre and the Dusty Forge, which houses a local charity,\u00a0are both close by.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a nightmare especially if you have a pushchair or wheelchair,\u201d said Emma King, of Hillfort Close.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The dangerous road is also&nbsp;close to&nbsp;many&nbsp;businesses as well as residential areas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is an utter\u00a0disgrace,\u00a0the problem is that there are too many cars on the road today for the amount of space.\u00a0 For the number of businesses,\u00a0the amount of parking is inadequate especially at daycare pick-up times.\u201d said Wioleta Stula,\u00a0of Caerau.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Coun Bradbury suggests that the council could build a fence to stop cars leaving the road in the first place. 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