The Old road Saga continues on and it will spread to other Councils south & West of Sydney I am sure.
Read on
http://www.expressadvocate.com.au/artic ... _news.html
NSW Highway Patrol Warning
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Kishy
Wednesday, 09 August 2006
Motorcyclists fear they will eventually be banned from using the
Pacific Highway between Mooney Mooney and Kariong. That is the
conclusion of the motorcycle industry's peak body.
It has accused the RTA, police and Gosford Council of collusion after
they secured $750,000 for work on the road.
The NSW Motorcycle Council claimed the money would be used to
erect police enforcement bays along the section of the highway known
as the 'old road'.
Use of Federal Government 'black spot' funding for speed enforcement
was misuse of funds, it said.
However Gosford Council denied the money would be used on speed
traps.
The motorcycling body was responding to information revealed by the
Express Advocate last week.
Mr Stanford said the grant was the latest in a string of moves by the
RTA, police and the council to force motorcyclists off the highway.
"We have no problem with them going after bloody idiots. With most
things it is the one or two idiots that spoil it for the rest of us,'' he said.
"We have made a number of efforts to improve things up there but
there's been no co-operation from the other side.
"They seem to think if there are no bike riders up there the road will be
safe. What they're missing is that if they did invest the money to make
the road safer for motorbikes, it would make it safer for drivers too.''
Gosford Council city services director Stephen Glen denied the $750,000
black spot funding was earmarked for police enforcement bays.
Chairman Guy Stanford said the Government's funding rules clearly
stated the money was for engineering improvements for road safety &
not for building speed traps.
The group had been involved in a road safety audit, a survey of riders and
publication of a motorcycle safety brochure. However, he said nothing came
of the safety audit, which was the first of its kind in NSW to include a motor-
cyclist's perspective.
The Roads and Traffic Authority never published the results and withdrew
funding for the brochure.
Motorcyclists are complaining about the reduction in speed on some sections
of the road last year from 100km/h to 60km/h.
Motorcyclists fear they will eventually be banned from using the
Pacific Highway between Mooney Mooney and Kariong. That is the
conclusion of the motorcycle industry's peak body.
It has accused the RTA, police and Gosford Council of collusion after
they secured $750,000 for work on the road.
The NSW Motorcycle Council claimed the money would be used to
erect police enforcement bays along the section of the highway known
as the 'old road'.
Use of Federal Government 'black spot' funding for speed enforcement
was misuse of funds, it said.
However Gosford Council denied the money would be used on speed
traps.
The motorcycling body was responding to information revealed by the
Express Advocate last week.
Mr Stanford said the grant was the latest in a string of moves by the
RTA, police and the council to force motorcyclists off the highway.
"We have no problem with them going after bloody idiots. With most
things it is the one or two idiots that spoil it for the rest of us,'' he said.
"We have made a number of efforts to improve things up there but
there's been no co-operation from the other side.
"They seem to think if there are no bike riders up there the road will be
safe. What they're missing is that if they did invest the money to make
the road safer for motorbikes, it would make it safer for drivers too.''
Gosford Council city services director Stephen Glen denied the $750,000
black spot funding was earmarked for police enforcement bays.
Chairman Guy Stanford said the Government's funding rules clearly
stated the money was for engineering improvements for road safety &
not for building speed traps.
The group had been involved in a road safety audit, a survey of riders and
publication of a motorcycle safety brochure. However, he said nothing came
of the safety audit, which was the first of its kind in NSW to include a motor-
cyclist's perspective.
The Roads and Traffic Authority never published the results and withdrew
funding for the brochure.
Motorcyclists are complaining about the reduction in speed on some sections
of the road last year from 100km/h to 60km/h.
