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Thread: Open roads proposal
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27th February 2014, 16:35 #1
Open roads proposal
Very, very important for UK motorsport fans (but would be nice if those abroad could weigh in too), the government consultation to allow the closure of roads for purposes of motorsport to come under the jurisdiction of local authorities. This would mean that it would be considerably easier to hold events on public roads, which would really open up the current issue we have with disappearing venues.
Therefore I urge you to read the attached and e-mail your comments on to the committee (or use the MSA guideline responses) to add weight behind this
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27th February 2014, 16:42 #2
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Re: Open roads proposal
Good stuff. As I understand it, the closure of roads isn't really an issue; my local council can close a road for a cycling event, for example. But just because the road is closed doesn't suspend the Road Traffic Act so it's still subject to speed limits, construction rules etc, and it's this which requires an act of parliament to suspend.
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27th February 2014, 16:55 #3
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Re: Open roads proposal
Originally Posted by Mark"Old roats am jake mit goats."
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27th February 2014, 17:37 #4
Re: Open roads proposal
Originally Posted by Mark
The irony is that, having been involved in organising an event, the various proof of insurances and risk assessments that are required by local authorities are considerable more than the ones of a private landowner.You're so beige, you probably think this signature is about someone else.
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27th February 2014, 18:01 #5
Re: Open roads proposal
Originally Posted by Starter
At 100 Acre Wood this year there was a stage that had two chicanes on it to reduce the average speed to 80 mph. After the first few cars exceed this speed two more chicanes were added for the next run - much to the annoyance of codrivers and the control staff that had to notify them, plus it was dark by then - and one car still managed to beat the maximum average.
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27th February 2014, 19:07 #6
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Re: Open roads proposal
Originally Posted by Gregor-y"Old roats am jake mit goats."
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28th February 2014, 10:15 #7
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Re: Open roads proposal
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28th February 2014, 12:46 #8
Re: Open roads proposal
Originally Posted by Mark
Was at the Tempest Rally a couple of years ago, a gravel event run around Aldershot. We were on a stage at a fairly quick straight and a woman, probably in her 50s, came along on her pushbike merrily pedalling away. Quite a few of us shouted across to her that she was on a live rally stage but she just shook her head and carried on pedalling and looking annoyed. Cue MK2 Escort at complete flat chat having to hammer on the anchors, no doubt s***ing himself. I don't think it occurred to her tha:
a) she may do the same cycle ride every week but she had also passed a number of 'motorsport is dangerous' and 'you are approaching a live rally stage' signs.
b) It was a properly organised event, on a non public gravel road, not just some idiots with their baseball caps on back to front
c) She wasn't just endangering her own life but the lives of the crews and spectatorsYou're so beige, you probably think this signature is about someone else.
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28th February 2014, 13:55 #9
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Re: Open roads proposal
From memory - when I went to the Jim Clark in 1999, I remember being told that once the 'road closer' car had been through, it was illegal to set foot once the road, and you were actually breaking the law. I presume this is still the case?
However, the possibility of having closed road Motorsport is something to hopefully look forward to. It been ridiculous that we couldn't - yet virtually every other country in Europe did. Look at the European Hillclimbs, the Ypres/ Zlin Rallies..... Providing it's done correctly, it could be fantastic.
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28th February 2014, 17:25 #10
Re: Open roads proposal
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
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