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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Councils are hog tied by over zealous legislation (and in this case clearly pissed that they are not getting the excellent publicity). I applaud the pragmatism and the balls for those who have put their hands in their pockets and found a temporary fix. It doesn’t have planning permission, and insurance is questionable but do we care? I like to take a calculated risk now and again.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Andy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Richard Symonds [mailto:richard.symonds@wikimedia.org.uk] <br><b>Sent:</b> 04 August 2014 12:33<br><b>To:</b> Andy Mabbett<br><b>Cc:</b> Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Talk-GB] A431 toll road<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>More info at <a href="http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/services/streets-and-highway-maintenance/roadworks/major-transport-schemes/a431-kelston-road-council">http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/services/streets-and-highway-maintenance/roadworks/major-transport-schemes/a431-kelston-road-council</a> - <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>"<span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5B5B5B'>The Council has no details to confirm the toll road design meets safety standards and no evidence that insurances are in place for any member of the public who use the private toll road."</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Richard Symonds<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Wikimedia UK<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>0207 065 0992<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:14.4pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:14.4pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 4 August 2014 12:21, Andy Mabbett <<a href="mailto:andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk" target="_blank">andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On 4 August 2014 12:11, Andy Robinson <<a href="mailto:ajrlists@gmail.com">ajrlists@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> Have the Bath & Bristol folks picked up on this one?<br>><br>> <a href="http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Toll-road-field-gets-drivers-A431-closure/story" target="_blank">http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Toll-road-field-gets-drivers-A431-closure/story</a><br>> -22064579-detail/story.html<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>tag:<br><br> legality=none<br> insurance_validity=dubious<br><span style='color:#888888'><br><br><span class=hoenzb>--</span><br><span class=hoenzb>Andy Mabbett</span><br><span class=hoenzb>@pigsonthewing</span><br><span class=hoenzb><a href="http://pigsonthewing.org.uk" target="_blank">http://pigsonthewing.org.uk</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>_______________________________________________<br>Talk-GB mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org">Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org</a><br><a href="https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb" target="_blank">https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>