Carnegie's readers will have clocked the fact that he isn't a big fan of FETA (the Forth Estuary Transport Authority) which following the abolition of bridge tolls seems to be a quango in a vain search for things to be doing. The latest of which seems to be the whacky proposal to put speed cameras on the Road Bridge, in order to slow traffic down, .... in response to the abolition of tolls which should have speeded up traffic flows.
But one proposal which Carnegie is minded to support are moves aimed to stop lorry drivers from ignoring high wind warnings and crossing the Bridge when they shouldn't.
"FORTH Road Bridge operators will consider imposing financial penalties on the companies whose lorry drivers travel across the bridge despite crossing restrictions in place. The news comes less than a month after a lorry was overturned by 68mph winds only one minute after the Forth Estuary Transport Authority (Feta) imposed a restriction to high-sided vehicles crossing the bridge. This was the third incident of its kind in the last six years prompting calls at Feta’s board meeting on Friday for action to be taken. Councillor Ian Chisholm suggested amending the bridge bye-laws to impose financial penalties on firms whose drivers ignore advisory signs. Chief engineer and bridgemaster Barry Colford said Feta would discuss the possibility with police ..."
Given the chaos that the last incident caused, bringing virtual traffic gridlock to the entire central belt, regrettably something will need to be done if lorry drivers don't obey the rules and risk their own safety and that of other motorists.
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