Stop Go Boards

tammy66

what is the law regarding stop go boards at roadworks are they enforeable in law ?

scheming_gypsy

I'd say they'd be classed as temporary road signs. But if you drove through one on 'stop' and crashed into somebody, you'd probably be at fault.

cajef

You MUST obey all traffic light signals and traffic signs giving orders, including temporary signals and signs.


[Laws RTA 1988 sect 36 & TSRGD regs 10, 15, 16, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 36, 38 & 40]

DCFC79

Why do you ask OP ?

molerat

tammy66 wrote: »

what is the law regarding stop go boards at roadworks are they enforeable in law ?

This seems to think so http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/9253225.Gloucestershire_Highways_launch_new_initiative_to_catch_careless_drivers/

DCFC79

molerat wrote: »

This seems to think so http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/9253225.Gloucestershire_Highways_launch_new_initiative_to_catch_careless_drivers/

Yes i remember reading that,

tammy66

DCFC79 wrote: »

Why do you ask OP ?

I live in lancashire and a utility company have been doing some repairs which meant digging up a busy A road , the weather was sunny and warm for this time of the year, as the road works were near my home i have driven through the road works 4 times and each time the man operating the stop go sign has been sat in his large transit type vehicle parked near a slight bend on the near side of the road facing oncoming traffic and looking through his rear view mirror for vehicles approaching from his rear and in between reading the paper he occasionally put his hand out of his window and operated the stop go sign totaly oblivious to the congestion he was causing through his actions (or lack of them)and also to cyclists and motorcyle riders who were in a blind spot behind his vehicle.His actions raises the question should people surposingly controlling traffic be in a posistion were they can clearly see traffic coming in either direction ( out of the vehicle) and should they be trained by their employers or can anybody regardless of their suitability be allowed to control traffic

DCFC79

tammy66 wrote: »

I live in lancashire and a utility company have been doing some repairs which meant digging up a busy A road , the weather was sunny and warm for this time of the year, as the road works were near my home i have driven through the road works 4 times and each time the man operating the stop go sign has been sat in his large transit type vehicle parked near a slight bend on the near side of the road facing oncoming traffic and looking through his rear view mirror for vehicles approaching from his rear and in between reading the paper he occasionally put his hand out of his window and operated the stop go sign totaly oblivious to the congestion he was causing through his actions (or lack of them)and also to cyclists and motorcyle riders who were in a blind spot behind his vehicle.His actions raises the question should people surposingly controlling traffic be in a posistion were they can clearly see traffic coming in either direction ( out of the vehicle) and should they be trained by their employers or can anybody regardless of their suitability be allowed to control traffic

ah so its dangerous then, would the council be interested in this then, yes i would have thought the 1 controling the traffic should be able to see the traffic from both directions. Ive seen 2 guys with the stop go boards and they use a radio to tell the other when to switch his sign.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

tammy66 wrote: »

I live in lancashire and a utility company have been doing some repairs which meant digging up a busy A road , the weather was sunny and warm for this time of the year, as the road works were near my home i have driven through the road works 4 times and each time the man operating the stop go sign has been sat in his large transit type vehicle parked near a slight bend on the near side of the road facing oncoming traffic and looking through his rear view mirror for vehicles approaching from his rear and in between reading the paper he occasionally put his hand out of his window and operated the stop go sign totaly oblivious to the congestion he was causing through his actions (or lack of them)and also to cyclists and motorcyle riders who were in a blind spot behind his vehicle.His actions raises the question should people surposingly controlling traffic be in a posistion were they can clearly see traffic coming in either direction ( out of the vehicle) and should they be trained by their employers or can anybody regardless of their suitability be allowed to control traffic

they will be trained on a three day section 8 training course for signs lights and guarding by their utility company

whilst in use of a stop go board they are to monitor traffic flow and adjust stop go time according to traffic build up.

theres a man in the coucil theyre are scared off, 1. if their found to in misuse or putting the public in danger or causing traffic build up as cause a accident, used where they are not suitable and only traffic lights can be used their whole job will be shut down by this one man, he is called the highways safety inspector, he is the man you should be asking to do a suprise visit to the utilities carrying out the roadworks, he can order the men offsite if safe systems of work is not carried out to a strict code and can then investigate with the utilities company as to why rules and regs were not applied.

Kilty_2

Unless it's contractors I'd suggest complaining to the utility in question first - having worked for an electricity distribution network operator in the past I know this would have been taken very seriously there.

ROY47

Kilty wrote: »

Unless it's contractors I'd suggest complaining to the utility in question first - having worked for an electricity distribution network operator in the past I know this would have been taken very seriously there.

^^^^^^

do what he said ,they should come down on the guy like a ton of bricks

They would in our place !!