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   Less bureaucracy, more common sense needed to get traffic moving
The government is to be congratulated for taking the initiative in providing 3D scanners to speed up clearing of motorways and trunk roads following serious accidents. For far too long delays of 6,8,10 or more hours have become commonplace following death or serious injury, trapping thousands of drivers. This causes missed appointments, wasted fuel, higher emissions and, worse still, triggers further accidents as large numbers of drivers divert onto unsuitable local roads. The Association of British Drivers has urged the government to really seize the initiative by getting the police to rewrite the 141 page manual on investigating road deaths (see www.npia.police.uk/en/docs/Road_Death_Investigation_Manual_2007_PA.pdf) which they follow. Treating all serious accidents as a potential crime scene when only a minority of accidents are caused by crime is the main factor preventing speedy clearance of our major roads. The investigation of road accidents should be done in the same way as air traffic accidents, with less focus on establishing blame and more on analysing the underlying causes of accidents. Due to problems with spam only SalfordOnline members can now leave comments. Becoming a member of SalfordOnline only takes a minute, just hit the red Join Us button at the top right hand side of the page to create your Personal account. Got a news story? Need help with publicity for an event in Salford? Send it to newsdesk@salfordonline.com or call the SalfordOnline newsdesk on 0161 789 5377. |
