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Dangers on the road at Fionnphort

Sir,

I write to request that a robust review is carried out on the logistics and safety of traffic, both foot and vehicular, heading for the Fionnphort to Iona ferry.

There are regularly near misses as hundreds of pedestrians alight from the coaches and pay absolute no heed to any other traffic on the road. A major reason for this is that the footpath is across the road from where the coaches park. Pedestrians then need to cross the road again to carry on using a footpath as it continues on the opposite side of the busiest part of the road.

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