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When urban planning takes a turn for the worse:
More than 20 shoppers hospitalised and grandmother injured after council
install 'crazy paving' which created treacherous optical illusion which hides kerb. (Daily Mail)
More than 20 shoppers hospitalised and grandmother injured after council
install 'crazy paving' which created treacherous optical illusion which hides kerb. (Daily Mail)
more, with pictures, at the link---
The Welsh Ambulance Service said it had been called to the spot 20 times since the redesign was completed in May.
Cheryl Hull, manager of Shaws the Drapers, works opposite the paving stones and has already called an ambulance for around 10 shoppers.
She said: The regeneration made them the same colour and this is causing an optical illusion.
It tends to blend into one - some people see the edge of the kerb but others dont.
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I think when older people are rushing for the bus, they might not see it, especially as their eyesight tends to be bad.'
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