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Got stuck behind a bloody gritter tonight,anyone else spotted them yet?

I was coming through Helensburgh and i could have sworn there was grit on the road. i thought i was seeing things but the forecast is for frost tonight so it must have been.

Yep, out in East Kilbride. Should be a fun drive to Buckie at 5am!

gasgas wrote:Got stuck behind a bloody gritter tonight,anyone else spotted them yet?

In this era of cost cutting, thats the first thing regarding winter driving I would get rid off.....what a waste of cash a gritter is running around wasting salt at the wrong time of year..when the real winter kicks in we're buggered..

While I'm on about it why is Bear roads Dpt still spraying roadsides for weeds on the A68... everything is dieing back.......

I'm on a roll, why is East Lothian Coonsil spraying paths with nae weeds.........

Don't start me...why is the road side cutters cutting roadsides and under signs when you coulden't find enough grass to feed two sheep on...

And another thing, If the government is hell bent on saving extra cash, why are moterway bankings road sides and cut and romped is such a savige way with gangs of men in yellow ,,,cutting flora and fona back every three weeks reeking havic for the insects and animals living there.....is it so important that cars crashing up these bankings/roadsides and whilst doing so complaining that the grass is to long( if the grass was longer the car would get hanked and stop a tad quicker??). I can understand cutting cutting back 5o-100 m before corners junctions etc to make things safe in these places however on miles of strsights I can see nothing to be gained what so ever.....

I've just saved thousands in four sentences and on one in danger...the only folk upset, the few that would be sleeping inthe van on a wet afternoon hiding as usuall..

I drove to work in the snow this morning.......................

Yep last night on the way to Maud in the opposite direction. Sprayed it all over me.

tut

New deer last night as well, at least it snowed here.

Noops wrote:

gasgas wrote:Got stuck behind a bloody gritter tonight,anyone else spotted them yet?

In this era of cost cutting, thats the first thing regarding winter driving I would get rid off.....what a waste of cash a gritter is running around wasting salt at the wrong time of year..when the real winter kicks in we're buggered..

Know what you mean but i think this comes down to risk avoidance. Council are getting hassle (possibly sued) from drivers when they hit a patch of ice , in councils best interest to ensure roads are treated these days , less risky to do it. Work with a company that tracks gritting vehicle to prove which roads have been treated including location and the quantity delivered IIRC. Allows products users i.e councils to deny liability easily when a claim is made.

That people can claim at all is disgraceful! Surely it comes under driving wihtout due care and attention ie. "too fast for road conditions"

Ferg wrote:That people can claim at all is disgraceful! Surely it comes under driving wihtout due care and attention ie. "too fast for road conditions"

Bit harsh if you hit black ice with no warning? 5mph is too fast to control on that...

Agree people piling on in horrendous conditions is an issue, but there's another view in that the road should be at least treated where necessary to be as safe as possible.

We had snow or more like hail which lay until early morning on Wed so guess it is time

Mike Scib wrote:Yep, out in East Kilbride. Should be a fun drive to Buckie at 5am!

What you goin up there for? best be careful can be a little rough with outsiders. Remember the appropriate repsonse to " Foos yer doos?" is " pechin awa" and you will be fine Incidentally did you know they won the local footy league? Something to talk about as your accosted in the pub

r10crw wrote:What you goin up there for? best be careful can be a little rough with outsiders. Remember the appropriate repsonse to " Foos yer doos?" is " pechin awa" and you will be fine Incidentally did you know they won the local footy league? Something to talk about as your accosted in the pub

Working in the new Tesco mate, Tuesday was only shortages, we stayed in Banchory that night (Great roads there ). It was a few weeks ago we done the work, but we stayed in Portgorden so all good. We were working in Kirkwall a few weeks ago and i know a few of the guys on site were having problems with the locals . Tain on Tuesday for the week after a little Sunday night shift in Spennymoor

Shug wrote:

Ferg wrote:That people can claim at all is disgraceful! Surely it comes under driving wihtout due care and attention ie. "too fast for road conditions"

Bit harsh if you hit black ice with no warning? 5mph is too fast to control on that...

Agree people piling on in horrendous conditions is an issue, but there's another view in that the road should be at least treated where necessary to be as safe as possible.

Fair point. reading back I implied the driver was at fault which is incorrect. I suppose I meant I was suprised at the legal liability of the coucil.

Ferg wrote:

Shug wrote:

Ferg wrote:That people can claim at all is disgraceful! Surely it comes under driving wihtout due care and attention ie. "too fast for road conditions"

Bit harsh if you hit black ice with no warning? 5mph is too fast to control on that...

Agree people piling on in horrendous conditions is an issue, but there's another view in that the road should be at least treated where necessary to be as safe as possible.

Fair point. reading back I implied the driver was at fault which is incorrect. I suppose I meant I was suprised at the legal liability of the coucil.

If you fall over on a pavement in the ice you can sue but not if driving on the road. A few years ago the milk tanker went through the bridge on the crow road (2001), they had not gritted the road for 1 week despite their obligation to grit if conditions do not increase above 0degrees by mid day (stupid anyway since it's a busy commuter road). Aslo stupid because the temp readings were in central stirlig and not the top of the Campsies. Council had to grit the road for health and safety to allow 4 stirling council employees to assess the damage. The road was sheet ice yet the blame was placed on the tanker driver. 2010 and the "temporary" concrete barriers are still in place. Seems the lives of 4 council workers are more important than the hundeds of commuters who use that road daily, more since the cumbernauld road works on the m80. Last year the council backed down and agreed to grit the road after a 10year battle, however they pittyful amount they use is barely worth the effort. The east Dunbartonshire side is black and ice free right upto the stirling boundary which can be white with snow with a few grains of grit.

Just bean up the Crow road to the first car park and it has bean Grited from the Glasgow side up.
Ther is a cuple patch of black ICE.
The Gritter past the house last night about 10-30 ish .
Ther is a Big new sing stating Road Lible to ICE.