1257 Broughton to Helmsley road - no longer a drivers road

[bobfather]

Report on the news this morning that it is to be double white lines along the whole length. A great drivers road to be turned into a procession of cars doing 32mph behind a motorhome. Sad day

[mark.h]

nooooooooooooo! has this been authorised or is it proposed?

May council meeting minutes...

4) Traffic Issues
Mr Marr listened to other concerns re traffic raised by those present. Meeting agreed there was no longer anyone calling for a reduction in speed limit in Main Street and that the main issues were the dangers of turning into either of the two junctions off the B1257 when following vehicles were apt to overtake, and emerging to discover a west-bound vehicle was being overtaken. Mr Marr said requests to have a continuous white line system would be rejected and pointed out that this section of the B1257 has the “hazard” broken white line. PC Glen Goodwill, who was also in favour of a continuous white line system past the junctions, pointed out that the stretch between Broughton and Swinton was the only section for some distance that vehicles could overtake. Others pointed out the fast speeds. But Mr Marr said NYCC would only spend money “where people are being hurt and not where bits of metal are being bent.”

Edited by mark.h on Thursday 11th October 08:37

[bobfather]

According to the news it's happening. They'll be doing it in sections but the whole length will be complete by next summer

[mark.h]

there are better roads very close by anyway that are almost unknown to the busy bodies with white paint.

[burriana]

Are they as good a surface though?

[mark.h]

you be the judge.

[bobfather]

Come on mark.h which road is that

[mark.h]

ive already said too much... i REALLY would be gutted if they started patrolling the one in the pic!

[gemini]

right :rubs hands:

[burriana]

mark.h said:

you be the judge.

To be honest, it looks lovely and open but a bit bumpy for the lower cars.

[mark.h]

burriana said:

mark.h said:

you be the judge.

To be honest, it looks lovely and open but a bit bumpy for the lower cars.

prob best asking someone like dave who has a propper low car and had driven along it (greensleeves) how smooth it is as you dont seem to trust my opinion..

[burriana]

mark.h said:

prob best asking someone like dave who has a propper low car and had driven along it (greensleeves) how smooth it is as you dont seem to trust my opinion..

after Sunday?

[blackcab]

does it really matter if they double white line it, nobody sticks to the speed limit so may you as well still overtake

[gedG]

Swintons not on the Great Broughton to Helmsley road, it's at the other end, just outside Malton

[Tibs]

Typical!

One of the best sunday morning runs avbout to be spoilt forever more by the suits in the town hall..........

[mark.h]

seems the b1257 is doomed regardless of the white line issue, all the notes ive seen point towards greater police presence on that road and reducing the limit on it to 50 and introducing speed cameras.

[baptist]

I cant believe the road doesnt already have cameras on it, the amount of people that have been killed on it.
Far too obvious a choice now, due to the presence of the law.
They dont call it the Helmsley TT for nothing!

[mark.h]

baptist said:

I cant believe the road doesnt already have cameras on it, the amount of people that have been killed on it.
Far too obvious a choice now, due to the presence of the law.
They dont call it the Helmsley TT for nothing!

theres a similar bypass near where the railway meet is thats had several high speed accidents and a couple of recent deaths on that i cant believe doesnt have cameras on too.

AL: stop been a cheeky bugger!

[gemini]

I think theyre talking about a small section of road Nr Malton not the Helmsley TT ?

[markmullen]

mark.h said:

you be the judge.

I know where that is

Just be careful of the sheep, and don't get too settled in when you stop for a pint at the top.