Who's responsible for safety on the A65?

[michaelrmgreen]

There's a section of the A65 (Leeds to Kendal road) adjacent to the Airdale Engineering factory, where road markings and hedges make the road dangerous for cyclists.

Who should I moan to?

 

[Bollo]

There's a section of the A65 (Leeds to Kendal road) adjacent to the Airdale Engineering factory, where road markings and hedges make the road dangerous for cyclists.

Who should I moan to?

Us!

 

[Bollo]

More helpfully, I think it depends on where it is. If its a trunk road, responsibility will lie with the highways agency. If not classified as a trunk road, it will fall to either the city or county council. I think.

 

[michaelrmgreen]

It's here : http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&s...,-1.678505&spn=0.050427,0.110378&z=13&iwloc=A

How do I tell how it's classified?

 

[Bollo]

From that my guess would be contact the city council first. They'll redirect if its not theirs.

 

[RRCC]

Just put it on fillthathole

 

[mr_cellophane]

Who's responsible for safety on the A65?

The people who use it !

 

[PatrickPending]

as said above fillthathole.org that'll tell you who the authority is and they'll report it for you too. Some authorities are better than others at fixing things tho...

 

[Bromptonaut]

Blimey, that brings back the memories. I was at Rawdon St Peter's primary school frm 64-69.

On the real problem start with Leeds City Council.

 

[fossyant]

Erm..you....! safety for you...just ride how your safety needs ...............

 

[JamesM]

I haven't been that way for a while but might do soon (I'm getting the train at the moment and have gone via Calverley the last couple of times I've cycled) - what's wrong with it at the moment?

 

[michaelrmgreen]

Road markings (a large hatched island) conspire with a narrow pavement, thick hedge, a bend to the left, together with a long uphill drag and a a gap in the speed cameras cause drivers to come upon slow moving bikes while traveling fast and hugging the pavement.