disco924

Active Member

• Mar 8, 2014

• #1

had a conversation today with one of our local highways guys and he said over the next few weeks that they will be inspecting pheasent steps and other routes in north wales with view to closure to 4x4s and trial bike after last weekends death. health & safety issues over the condition of tracks in question and how long they would need after recent storms to be consider'd passable

 

SteveT247

Active Member

• Mar 8, 2014

• #2

Ffs.

 

suew

Well-Known Member

• Mar 8, 2014

• #3

I saw the report of that but not any detail. Was the accident on the Pheasant Steps

 

johnnew

Active Member

Events Planner

• Mar 8, 2014

• #4

it happened here Moel Llys Y Coed, I think this is further north

 

disco924

Active Member

• Mar 8, 2014

• #5

yep but unfortunately due to it being a death the councils in question are sending out highways and health and safety reps to see if they can close several lanes in north wales after all the recent bad press for irresponable off piste laning capel curig is another one to be assessed

 

johnnew

Active Member

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• Mar 8, 2014

• #6

The death was tragic as they all are, but how many deaths are there on motorways and other roads ? And does anybody look into closing them (I don't think so)

 

johnnew

Active Member

Events Planner

• Mar 8, 2014

• #7

It's just a pity we can't stop the idiots that drive off piste

 

DIFFLOCK66

Well-Known Member

• Mar 9, 2014

• #8

So, was the unfortunate chap driving off-piste? If so, then it's kind of an apple/oranges comparison - closing a lane when the death did not occur on the lane itself...

 

stu2985

New Member

• Mar 9, 2014

• #9

Is the highways guy prepared to put that down in an email or phone call do you know ?

would;d be good to get GLASS and TRF onto this straight away

 

Mr Noisy

Coming in your ears.

• Mar 11, 2014

• #10

Somebody please forward to GLASS

 

stu2985

New Member

• Mar 11, 2014

• #11

I already pushed it up to GLASS and the TRF. I tried to get Total Off Road to show some interest as well.

The poster hasnt responded to my request for details of who said it or which council ROW department.

I have been told that those details are needed so it can be actioned !!

 

Mr Noisy

Coming in your ears.

• Mar 11, 2014

• #12

Thanks for your help stu

 

stu2985

New Member

• Mar 11, 2014

• #13

Recently posted on GLASS forums by member of the Exec

Is being looked into by GLASS thats all i can say at the moment

Click to expand...

 

SteNova

Well-Known Member

• Mar 12, 2014

• #14

DIFFLOCK66 said:

So, was the unfortunate chap driving off-piste? If so, then it's kind of an apple/oranges comparison - closing a lane when the death did not occur on the lane itself...

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Untitled by Ste_Nova, on Flickr

the landrover ended up about where the 'd' of cattle grid is

 

Mr Noisy

Coming in your ears.

• Mar 12, 2014

• #15

Poor bloke though, I've often peered over the edge of a cliff edge lane and though "****"

 

DIFFLOCK66

Well-Known Member

• Mar 12, 2014

• #16

SteNova said:

the landrover ended up about where the 'd' of cattle grid is

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Ta Ste.

Hmm... so given that the track (pink dots) is in the valley, and the 'd' is up on the hillside, then he must have been above that, so well off-piste?? Uless I'm missing something.

 

SteNova

Well-Known Member

• Mar 13, 2014

• #17

your not missing anything

as luck would have it I have a pic of the pink dotted where its crossed by the vertical blue just to give an idea of the land

Untitled by Ste_Nova, on Flickr

 

Last edited: Mar 13, 2014

DIFFLOCK66

Well-Known Member

• Mar 13, 2014

• #18

Ah, so he was up there on the hill behind your Landy then - double ouch!

 

SteNova

Well-Known Member

• Mar 13, 2014

• #19

No... But the hill is the same on both sides of the valley