Transport and Logistics Network
A person was found dead after emergency services were called to reports of a casualty on railway tracks near a station, British Transport Police have revealed.
The tragedy happened at Lostock railway station, near Bolton, at around 3.14pm on Thursday, …
All train lines are closed between Bolton and Preston railway stations as emergency services deal with an incident. Northern said train services running through the stations would be cancelled or delayed by 60 minutes
All stations between Preston and S…
The latest Programmes and Investment Committee report from TfL has outlined some of the works that have been carried out on London’s rail network in recent months.
Long standing programmes need completing, and most of the work is maintenance to keep th…
A new strategy designed to ensure that the county can cope with the accelerating shift to electric vehicles estimates that a total of 6,655 publicly accessible facilities will be required in the county council area – which excludes Blackpool and Black…
The £207 million road linking parts of Preston[1] and the Fylde Coast to the M55[2] motorway opened on Monday (July 3).
So we asked readers ‘do you think it’s fair on drivers new to the road?’
Speed camera vans on the new M55 link road (connecting parts of Preston and the Fylde Coast to the M55 motorway. (Photo by Phil Thompson)
This is what people had to say in response…
Jane Haynes: “Yes! The signs tell you the speed limit. No excuse.”
Tony Beeby: “Why is it unfair? No different to driving on any other unfamiliar road. If its unfamiliar, more reason to keep your speed down. I realise it’s an unfashionable opinion but sadly it’s the truth.”
Gill Finn: “Easy answer, stick to the speed limit.”
Ema Louise Livesey: “If there is adequate signage of course it is fair”
Catriona Gibson: “Why would it not be fair? they should be hidden! A couple of motorcycles were using it as a race track last night going back and forth!”
Pete Howarth: “Totally fair. It’s a tax on the self entitled..”
Chris Lyttle: “Is there 50mph signs posted along the road? If there is, how in any way, shape or form can it be unfair
Mark Bradley: “New or old rules are rules”
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Sarah Lingard: “Nope! But they knew that when they set a lower speed limit. Police have to get paid somehow”
Craig Pearce: “All about the money guys”
Tom Atkinson: “I always thought speed mobile speed cameras were meant to be positioned in areas where high accidents are and not just in areas where they can be a revenue source for local authorities. But then again perhaps I’m just becoming cynical”