Tuesday 25 October 2011

Save Cradle Lane - urgent

Hampshire County Council are proposing to impose a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) on Cradle Lane (Kingsley BOAT 29) as follows:-

To prohibit any motor vehicle with two wheels from proceeding in Kingsley BOAT (Byway Open to All Traffic) 29 from a point where it meets Binsted BOAT 75 at SU 8142 3955 to a point where it meets Headley BOAT 36 at SU 8170 3895, and in Headley BOAT 36 from a point where it meets Kingsley BOAT 29 at SU 8170 3895 to its junction with Picketts Hill at SU 8152 3853, between 1 September and 31 May in any year.

To prohibit any motor vehicle with three or more wheels from proceeding in Kingsley BOAT (Byway Open to All Traffic) 29 from a point where it meets Binsted BOAT 75 at SU 8142 3955 to a point where it meets Headley BOAT 36 at SU 8170 3895, and in Headley BOAT 36 from a point where it meets Kingsley BOAT 29 at SU 8170 3895 to its junction with Picketts Hill at SU 8152 3853, at any time.

All objections and other representations in respect of this proposal must be sent in writing to the Head of Countryside, Hampshire County Council, Room 200, Mottisfont Court, Winchester SO23 8ZF or via email to row.notices@hants.gov.uk no later than 28 October 2011.

You may wish to consider that these proposals are irrational in that the winter restrictions on motorcycles (to avoid surface damage in winter) don't apply to either horses or pedal cycles both of which have been shown to be more harmful and that the permanent restriction of 3+ wheeled MVs is merely an over-reaction to a famous instance of vandalism.

2 comments:

  1. Oh dear Bob , you seem to have applied reasonable, unbiased logic to a rights of way debate. This is not good enough! What we need here is some good British nimbyism, followed by old fashioned selfishness with a hint of red faced ranting.
    I'm guilty of all three at times!
    Colin

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  2. well Bob, is a bit hard to know what is right, I know that some laws are stupid and not just in UK, but sometimes it is necessary to look at all points of view and evaluate them so that we can judge.

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