MSA Petition re Suspending Road Traffic Act for closed road events

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The UK is losing out both in sporting and economic terms as a direct result of the law that requires an Act of Parliament to suspend the Road Traffic Act on a stretch of the public highway. Throughout Europe (and also in Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man), ‘closed road’ events bring great benefit to the local communities in terms of tourism, economic prosperity and sporting kudos.

The UK government should provide a mechanism to deliver a Temporary Suspension Order (in association with local authorities) that would enable a limited annual number of ‘closed road’ events to take place in England, Wales and Scotland, with the associated benefits for the regions selected.

The Motor Sports Association is currently undertaking an economic impact assessment to support this proposal. Previous studies undertaken on behalf of the Jim Clark Rally, put the figure for that one event in excess of £3m – this leads the MSA to estimate that closed road rallying for a limited number of approximately 20 events a year, could deliver substantial benefit to local areas, particularly in the low season, of between £20m and £60m a year.

http://www.petition.co.uk/msa

and the second is the document the MSA will put forward

http://www.msauk.org/uploadedfiles/press/MSAManifesto2010.pdf
 
if the money gained from such an event went to making the roads better then I'd sign up, but its more likely to dissappear and with the cost of petrol nowdays all it will mean is diversions for peopletrying to get to work!

The local governments cant even organize roadworks to minimize disruption so this has no hope! Am also very sceptical of the amount raised benifitting local communities??
 
if the money gained from such an event went to making the roads better then I'd sign up, but its more likely to dissappear and with the cost of petrol nowdays all it will mean is diversions for peopletrying to get to work!

They're not on about closing commuter routes and the like - chances are your normal route to work wouldn't make for a decent rally stage. We do already have 'Closed Road' rally events;

http://www.jimclarkrally.com/

http://www.2300club.org/

It's just that it requires an act of parliament to suspend the RTA even though the road is closed.
 
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