Cumberland beats ban
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• Cumberland Motor Services has successfully opposed a request by Cumbria County Council that a Traffic Regulation Condition be imposed, prohibiting the operation of local services along three roads in the City of Carlisle (CM 21-27 January).
North Western Traffic Commissioner Martin Albu, howev er, has imposed conditions prohibiting the operation of local services along Buchanan Road, between Ridley Road and Mount Pleasant Road.
He has also prohibited buses exceeding 7.4m long and 2.3m wide from using Lediard Avenue and Lund Crescent between Lediard Avenue and Jubilee Road, Cumberland Motor Services indicated that it had no objection to this.
In his decision, refusing to impose a condition prohibiting the use of Green Lane, Kirkstead Road and Acredalo Road between Kirkstead Road and Hoorhouse Road, Albu said they were residential roads which at some points were less than the 6.1m wide the council considered desirable for bus routes.
The passage of large vehicles could be difficult if vehicles were parked inconsiderately and he could understand the concern of local residents. He could only take into account the potential danger to road users, however.
There was in fact no evidence that the use of the roads concerned by buses had led to any accidents or potentially dangerous situations.
Indeed it might be thought that buses, which were large, well lit and driven by experienced drivers, created less of a hazard than other vehicles to children playing in the streets after dark.
Consequently, said Albu, he was not satisfied that traffic regulation conditions were required to prevent danger to road users.