A blind Team GB athlete has hit out at a council accusing them of removing a disabled parking bay to make way for electric bikes.
Tennis player, Rachel Morgan competes in the B1 (blind) category for players with the greatest degree of sight loss and has won several regional titles, three national titles and two World Championships.
She is also world number one in the B1 (blind) category as reported by Need To Know.
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But the star tennis player has been left frustrated by Camden Council, claiming they have “erased” the disabled bay she uses in order to make room for Lime bikes.
She said: “It really feels like the life of disabled people is less valuable than others.
“This time Camden Council have literally erased the disabled bay I use and given it to rental bikes.
“Where am I to safely and legally park?”
Local, John said: ”Same across the UK, all about cycling, don’t give a stuff about disability.”
Another user said: “You’re right. They do not care. Spiteful fools.”
A third said: “Everyone is second class to cyclists in Camden.”
But the council says the move is only temporary while building work takes place.
Camden Council replied to the post saying: “Hi there, thanks for waiting while we looked into this.
“This disabled bay was temporarily installed locally while building works were taking place. These works have now been completed – there is now a yellow line so e-bikes should not be parked there.
“There are no plans to make this a dockless parking bay and are looking into adding a disabled bay on a permanent basis around this Location.”
Camden Council further weighed in on the situation by releasing a statement
It said: “This disabled bay was temporarily installed locally while building works were taking place.
“These works have now been completed – there is now a yellow line so e-bikes should not be parked there.
“There are no plans to make this a dockless parking bay and are looking into adding a disabled bay on a permanent basis around this Location.”
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