White lines need to be a red line for Andrew Jones says RHA
The Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) is alarmed at press reports which, if accurate, suggest a disturbing trend among roads authorities.
They propose that failing to maintain road markings makes roads safer but with no evidence to show that that is the case.
Commenting, RHA chief executive Richard Burnett (@RHARichardB) said: “We find it extraordinary that Transport for London is able to state that its failure to have white lines reinstated on three major ‘A’ roads has reduced vehicle speeds by 13% but cannot quantify the impact on accident rates.
“Simply slowing vehicles down, which is what some campaigners are calling for, is a bizarre way for a roads authority to behave unless it can demonstrate casualty reductions which could not be achieved by other means.
“There is a growing stance in the haulage industry that roads capacity is being reduced by an endless flow of local measures for no good reason. The roads minister, Andrew Jones needs to take a stronger line on what is required of local authorities before these experiments get totally out of hand.”
