There is an unfortunate difference between theory and practice, however. My local council keeps promoting healthy commuting and walking for leisure. At the sa

There is an unfortunate difference between theory and practice, however. My local council keeps promoting healthy commuting and walking for leisure. At the same time the roads service, which operates at a national level, just 'upgraded' a local intersection and replaced one single pedestrian crossing across the road with three, each independent and spanning a short gap between islands. Until all agencies are coordinated in promoting pedestrianism, walkers will continue to feel third-class.