{"id":24766,"date":"2020-02-14T17:38:13","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T17:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=24766"},"modified":"2020-02-14T17:38:15","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T17:38:15","slug":"calls-for-hazardous-street-sign-ban-for-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/calls-for-hazardous-street-sign-ban-for-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"Calls for &#8220;hazardous&#8221; street sign ban for Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Blind and visually impaired people are calling on the Welsh Government to ban outdoor advertising boards on streets in Wales because they&#8217;re a safety risk.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Angharad Paget-Jones, from Port Talbot, is registered as severely sight-impaired. She has started a petition to ban so called A-boards . These are triangular signs often found outside shops or restaurants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miss Paget-Jones says she often trips over them and says they\u2019re &#8220;extremely hazardous&#8221; for those with sight problems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve already got to deal with cars parking on pavements\nwhich makes us go into the road. And if that happens and there\u2019s an A-board\nthen we\u2019re just stuck\u201d she says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blind people and their guide dogs are trained to walk alongside\nbuildings but often miss objects placed in the middle of the street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Royal National Institute of Blind People in Wales says it supports the petition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RNIB Cymru Campaigns Officer Kirsty James, who is also partially sighted, says 95% of people they surveyed have collided with an A-board. \u201cIf a blind or partially-sighted person is walking down the high street we need to have a clear line so we would use the side of a shop as a guide\u201d she says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/kirsty-525x394.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/kirsty-525x394.png 525w, https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/kirsty-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/kirsty-163x122.png 163w, https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/kirsty-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/kirsty-620x465.png 620w, https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/kirsty-120x90.png 120w, https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/kirsty-100x75.png 100w, https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/kirsty.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption>Kirsty James<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Campaigners are calling for Wales to have the same regulation as in Edinburgh, where A-boards are currently banned to improve pedestrian accessibility and safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But some restaurant and shop owners we talked to said it helped them advertise their business and attracted customers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff Council currently regulates shopfront design and signage but there is no guidance on A-boards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly 100 people have already signed the petition &#8211; and if it gets enough signatures it will be put forward to the National Assembly Petitions Committee. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blind and visually impaired people are calling on the Welsh Government to ban outdoor advertising boards on streets in Wales because they&#8217;re a safety risk. Angharad Paget-Jones, from Port Talbot, is registered as severely sight-impaired. She has started a petition to ban so called A-boards . 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