A83 its all our own fault!

[mac10]

CANT BELIVE THEY ARE ACTUALLY BLAMING OUR DRIVING FOR THE STATE OF THE ROADS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[peenkles21]

Aye, an intelligent bunch.

[Mary G]

I blame the folk that elected them ...

[daftdog]

Where is the blame coming from?? Who said it and where was it reported??

[Malky]

Front page of the Courier.

Oh, and it was Duncan McNeil, network manager of Transport Scotland that said it at a meeting with the Kintyre Initiative Working Group.

Malky

[EMDEE]

Here's a link:

http://www.campbeltowncourier.co.uk/new ... ault!.html

[jdcarra]

Where is the blame coming from?? Who said it and where was it reported??

Front page of the Courier.

Oh, and it was Duncan McNeil, network manager of Transport Scotland that said it at a meeting with the Kintyre Initiative Working Group.

Malky

Did he manage to leave the meeting in one piece ?, and I hope he drove slowly and safely back up the road as not to do any more damage.

[EMDEE]

Does anybody have an exact quote of what Mr McNeil said? Has it been taken out of context? What exactly did he say?

I really find it unbelievable that anybody in a position like that could make such an inept assertion.

I'm not a civil engineer, but maybe somebody who knows (preferably Mr McNeil) could explain how the standard of driving relates to the condition of the road in a cause and effect way.

Does this mean that the standard of driving in Argyll is worse than the rest of the country? I thought that there was a standard driving test, and the same traffic laws throughout the country.

[UP THE ROAD]

I was down in Campbeltown visiting relatives for a few days and part of the road outside Tarbert before Ardrishaig is an absolute disgrace and very dangerous as most of the tarmac is gone and is all lumpy and bumpy. Is it lorries that have caused this or just the fact that the council won't repair it. it is like 'No Man's Land' as the bit before and after has been taken care of. I wouldn't like to drive on it in the dark either as the matking are all gone-scary!

[jdcarra]

I was down in Campbeltown visiting relatives for a few days and part of the road outside Tarbert before Ardrishaig is an absolute disgrace and very dangerous as most of the tarmac is gone and is all lumpy and bumpy. Is it lorries that have caused this or just the fact that the council won't repair it. it is like 'No Man's Land' as the bit before and after has been taken care of. I wouldn't like to drive on it in the dark either as the matking are all gone-scary!

Its the usual with the road repair squad or whoever decides which bit now, the worst parts are left to the last and especially in Kintyre.

I have always wanted to stop and take some photos of that section to post on here hoping some oh the heed yens over in the Scottish Parliament would see them, but it is too bl**dy dangerous to stop.

It is a wonder that there has not been any serious accidents at this spot due to how bad the road surface is.

The road will be closing on the 8th March, Sunday to Thursday between the hours of 8.00pm and 6.00am with traffic being diverted round the Kilberry road. Emergancy vehicles will be allowed through.

Could they not do the other section of widening the road at this time also?