"Stop blocking dropped curbs with Lime bikes - it's dangerous for wheelchair users"

A wheelchair user says disabled people are being "put in danger whenever they cross the road" by Londoners who discard Lime bikes.

Ben Spencer, 51, says he sees the bikes blocking dropped curbs nearly every time he travels into the capital.

The software developer, who lives with his partner in Epping Forest, Essex, says this prevents wheelchair users from accessing the pavement when they cross the road - which either forces them to take "longer, more dangerous routes" back to safety or leaves them "stranded" in the middle of traffic.

The "blocking" of dropped curbs is also an issue for blind or visually impaired people, Ben adds, as they are unable to look ahead before crossing the road and will only discover that their route is obstructed once they are in potentially busy traffic.