Paging JP or other legal minded bods. Or any bod who has a comment. Or any obnoxious sod as well.

Mud and other shite on roads.

What is the legal situation regarding this?

I guess there are different situations to be considered. Let me explain why
I am thinking of mud at the moment.
It's damned slippy out there at the moment. There are three places on my
current commute that give me cause for concern .

Place #1: Entrance to waste recycling plant . Thick caked mud on sharp bend
in 'ghyll' (sort of small valley), from lorries leaving the plant. road
covered in sheen of mud for 500m either side. No warning to motorists.

Place #2: entrance to quarry just outside small village. Country road, major
commuting cut through from Ilkley/Otley etc to N/NE leeds. Steep hill that
is continuously covered in mud from lorries entering and leaving quarry.
Also tracked around notoriously slippery roundabout on A660. Today with the
added bonus of diesel spills. Coverage - 500m either side. No warning to
motorists.

Place #3: Country roads, many farm gate entrances onto roads. Often mud
tracked out of fields on bends etc. No warning to motorists.

Now the observant amongst you will have noticed a common theme here.
Absolutely no warning given of the approaching hazard. I was under the
impression that warning had to be given, certainly in the farmer case.
I can see that one should expect some mud on the roads at this time of year
from tractors - hard to avoid.
I know where these hazards are, so I gingerly trundle my way through these
bits (no wonder my bike ends up so dirty), but for any poor unsuspecting
sod, these could end up being the quick way down.

regarding the tip and the quarry - should a complaint be lodged against
these companies? a) for the mud and b) for the diesel.

I'm not suggesting to close them down - I know that's not
pratical/realistic - I'm talking about forcing them to accept their
responsibility to warn people of the shite they have left on the roads.


Any thoughts anyone?

 

[Snip]

A former cow-orker of mine crunched his Jeep[1] whilst losing the plot on
mud strewn everywhere from building site that was part of the new housing
estate he'd recently moved to. His insurance company coughed up for the
repairs and sued the building contractor, who it must be said had previously
had fingers waved at them regarding the mud and crap they were leaving all
over the public roads.

So presumably you can be liable for accidents caused by any crap that you
strew over the road.

[1] I must admit that I had to laugh, there he was with his dirty great big
4x4 Chelsea Tractor and a bit of mud on the road caused him to lose control
at low speed!

 

Mud and other shite on roads.

<snip>
Pinched from http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Environment/Engineering/a-z/M.htm
so I reckon it would be applicable to other councils

Mud on the Road
It is an offence for anyone to deposit anything on the highway which may
cause a nuisance or a possible danger to road users. The main examples of
this are soil and mud, usually left by farmers or building contractors.
If the mud, etc causes a nuisance or a safety issue, then we will remove the
substance or arrange for the Fire Brigade to wash it away. All the costs
incurred will be recovered from those responsible.

Please tell your area highway team if you see significant amounts of mud on
the road.




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Inform the highways department of the local council, if you think it's
a hazard now inform the police who will have a council contact they
can pass the details to[1].


[1] Assuming it works in a similar manner to when my brother worked
for the council highways.

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It adds to the fun of biking.

I had my MZ going sideways down the road on the mud from the new pool
in Grange. They are now replacing the waste pipes from Cartmel to the
coast. Its great fun on the GSX1100F, just open the throttle and
watch that back end go!

The gritter got me tonight, right in the eye. I'd just set off and
was about to close my visor. Grit really stings, it still hurts now.
That wasn't fun.

 

You never know with this interwebbynet thing, it could be... is darsy a fat,
balding, **** then? ;-)

 

" "

 

Does she take it up the gritter?

 

Realli? Was she Karving her initials on the møøse with the sharpened end
of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge - her brother-in-law -
an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies: "The Høt Hands of an
Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink"?

 

Which half?

 

I can imagine.

Sounds thrilling. I can't wait.

 

Huh, what?

<fx: googles>

Oh, *that*. Not that I know of.

 

Here, pass me that spade - you'll need both hands to climb out of there.

 

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