Commenting on the opinion piece: Pedestrian safety: Who is responsible?

Excellent article, Margaret.  I would add that where space allows, e.g. in the park lands and along the Torrens River, I would like to see a separation of paths for pedestrians and bicycles/scooters.

I frequently walk in the park lands and with narrow shared paths cyclists coming from behind can be a safety issue, especially for older or less mobile walkers, those hard of hearing (assuming the cyclist rings a bell) or two friends walking side by side to converse. – Jennifer Gardner

Does Ms Brown have any specific proposals which could improve pedestrian safety right now?

The objections to this are obvious: “an ‘ad hoc’ approach”; “we need a study to determine the priorities”;”the government needs to allocate ministerial responsibility and also budget for the extra departmental workload”…. and so on, which in general proves Margaret Brown’s point about government inaction.

But that brings me back to the original point, because there is probably no-one in SA better qualified than Ms Brown to make proposals to improve safety, and if we are serious about it, we make the improvements ASAP, preferably by the Premier and/or minister for transport taking action now, then sort out the bureaucratic infrastructure later. – David Inkster

Commenting on the story: ‘Human ATMs’: Crackdown on providers ripping off NDIS participants

It’s about time. These parasites should be named and shamed and charged with fraud. – Carole Williams

The names of these rip-off merchants needs to be published, so that people on benefits can check whether their provider of ‘disabled’ services has been benefiting unfairly by overcharging them.

We can’t wait till the court system deals with activities  that are or will become illegal.  There must be a range of providers who are so obviously doing the wrong thing that they will not have any come-back on the basis of privacy.

The sooner this can be done the better, together with government advice re pricing that can help those receiving benefits to check what pricing is appropriate and reasonable. – Claire Luckett