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<p>The design of traffic management schemes, including whether to install a shared
space scheme, is the responsibility of local authorities. Shared space may incorporate
what are sometimes called ‘courtesy crossings’, but these have no formal definition.
They are similar in principle to informal dropped kerb crossings, which can be used
to provide a crossing place where a controlled crossing is not justified.</p><p> </p><p>The
Department for Transport’s guidance on shared space schemes is given in the attached
Local Transport Note 1/11: Shared Space.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also circulated
to local authorities guidance produced by the National Federation for the Blind on
‘Access for Blind People in Towns’.</p><p> </p><p>The Department receives correspondence
on issues relating to all aspects of traffic management, including shared space. The
correspondents range from individual members of the public to local authorities, engineering
practitioners, and campaign groups.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s road safety statistics
do not record whether an incident took place on a courtesy crossing, as these are
not defined.</p><p> </p>
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