Our roads and pathways should provide greater access and convenience to both persons with and without disabilities — in theory.
According to Stomper Jean, however, an accessibility path within Serangoon Sunshine Park has not lived up to this ideal.
Jean said the “weird accessibility path” is located in the park at Serangoon Avenue 1, beside St Gabriel’s Secondary School.
“The path makes anyone in a bike or wheelchair or stroller go uphill, and expects the users to do a sharp left turn, then through a relatively narrow 180° turn, and finally the exit is another 180° towards the traffic light,” she noted.
“The step up is also blocked with metal chains, which is hard to understand.”
While Jean has not witnessed any mishaps due to the confusing design, she has observed others facing trouble while using the path.
