Safety in jeopardy
21st July 1978, Page 5
21st July 1978
Page 5
Page 5, 21st July 1978
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Disaster / Accident
BRITISH Roads Federation chairman Tony deBoer h-as accused the Government of deliberately taking risks in public road safety.
He cited reports from the West Midlands of "overloaded lorries" and one operator despatching 13 in a 16 day period.
In Southampton lorries using narrow side roads are putting residents' lives at stake,' 'le said. "Drivers are taking up the challenge of getting the la? gest lorries through the narrowest roads," said Councillor Cohn Murphy.
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Organisations:
BRITISH Roads Federation
People:
Tony deBoer, Cohn Murphy
Locations:
Southampton