- Ambulances, fire engines and police cars will get stuck on roads and be unable to pass the fixed barriers.
- The road closures will add significant time to journeys, ultimately costing lives.
- The police will be blocked from chasing fleeing criminals down blocked roads.
-As journey times are lengthened, emissions and pollution will be hugely increased on main roads due to congested traffic.
-Stop/ start traffic will increase emissions.
-High street residents will experience adverse health effects from increased pollution.
-Air quality will deteriorate in the most populated areas.
- Tradespeople's livelihoods will be impacted as their journey times increase.
- Taxi drivers will refuse to come to LTN areas.
- Shop owners livelihoods will be at risk.
- Mobile care workers and delivery drivers will be unable to fulfil their rotas.
- Not everyone is able to ride a bike - it will take freedom of movement away.
- Disabled and less mobile residents will be prevented from easy access to the shops and services.
- Single working parents will be heavily affected.
- Not everyone has the time capacity to cycle or walk.
- Will discriminate against those that already live on the roads that remain open.
- Schools situated on main roads will suffer from increased pollution.
- Will increase anxiety at an already stressful and challenging time when mental health issues are on the rise.
- Meals on wheels volunteers will be unable to reach the vulnerable.
- People providing care to elderly family members will be negatively affected.
- Red button response times will no longer be guaranteed.
- Residents will be divided within their community.
- Vehicles will be unable to load/ unload deliveries and supplies resulting in some suppliers refusing to drive to the area.
- There will be limited customer parking spaces.
- Passing trade will decline.
- Shops in other boroughs subjected to these measures have reported a major reduction in footfall.
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