Lorry costs
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THE DEPARTMENT of Tra port's proposal for changes road tax allocation for lorries valiant first attempt, but di not take into account th major costs incurred by lorr according to the Civic Trust.
There is no provision for cost of delays to other rc users caused by accider involving lorries; the disprop tionately high percentage (1l of road accident fatalities invc ing lorries is ignored; and fact that in many town and lage streets more damage done to footways by lorr which mount them than by pedestrians for whose use tt are provided, is also dis garded, the Trust said.
It added that costs of crasA lanes and roads built specific for lorry traffic should be al cated solely to lorries.
On more general points, 1 Trust said that not enough 1" been done to evaluate precis the costs of lorries.
Moving on to axle weif damage assessment, the Trt said that roads should be ca gorised and lorry track costs c culated accordingly.
The fourth power law, which the amount of ro damage done by an axle proportional to the weight it c. ries, was not accurate, the Trc said. It said that in some case: sixth power law should be piled.