Tired of tripping on the pavement? Then click and read my Newsday column.

On all Trinidad and Tobago’s pavements there are five or six inch drops, to one’s peril. In the US, Canada and so many other places, pavements are one level, set a foot or two away from the edge of the roadway. Vehicles coming off the roadway must go up then across the pavement, using a small riser set against the pavement’s edge. Pedestrians are therefore spared the ups and downs of pavement walking, which can be damaging to the joints and a nightmare for anyone pushing a stroller or using a wheelchair.

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