T.R.T.A. Resists Newcastle Bans Lump-load Details
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THE Traders Road Transport Association is strongly resisting proposals for loading and unloading restrictions in the streets of Newcastle, and a survey of a week's loading and unloading in the city carried out by the Association is now under consideration by the traffic subcommittee of the City Council.
More than 350 firms were sent questionnaires on the subject and the survey report by the T.R.T.A. Northern area secretary, Mr. W. Mills, is based on the answers given in the first 101 replies received. The Association also presented a seven-point plan to the traffic subcommittee for the improvement of the city's traffic flow.
The survey shows that more than one third of all deliveries take place during the periods proposed-8 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. each day.
If the proposals were introduced, the report states, services to customers would be adversely affected. Delivery schedules would be completely disrupted, both in the case of locally based vehicles and those delivering in Newcastle from a distance—and loss of trade would inevitably result from the inconvenience imposed on customers. The T.R.T.A.'s suggestions for improvement of traffic flow include the enforcement of parking control regulations, further adjustment of bus stops and completion of the changeover from trolleybuses to diesels.