Motor Road Transport For Commercial Purposes
(Liquid Fuel, Steam, Electricity)
Forfatter: John Phillimore
År: 1920
Forlag: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd.
Sted: London
Sider: 212
UDK: 629.113
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APPENDIX I
Roads will be divided into three classes : (1) first class,
(2) second class, (3) all other roads. The classification is
to be made on the basis of the relative importance of the
various highways for general traffic purposes, and regard will
be had to the consideration whether a road proposed to be
classified is an important route for through traffic, or possesses
more than local importance, and especially whether the cost
of maintenance is considered to be materially afiected by the
through traffic forming a substantial percentage of the total
traffic on the roads.
It is intended that advances shall be made by the Minister
of Transport out of the Roads Funds derivecl from the taxation
of vehicles towards the maintenance of roads included in
Classes 1 and 2, and it is hoped that the moneys forthcoming
will enable contributions to be made on the basis of 50 per cent,
of the cost of maintenance of first-class roads and 25 per cent,
of the cost of second-class roads. Before any decision can,
however, be arrived at as to basis of these contributions, an
estimate of the cost of maintenance of roads included in
Classes 1 and 2 must be arrived at by the Roads Department
of the Ministry from information to be obtained from the
many highway authorities responsible for the maintenance
of the roads.
When this classification has been determined it is intended
that a system of numbering shall be laid down by the Ministry
for all roads included in Classes 1 and 2. The sign-posting
of these roads will then be put in hånd in order to remedy
the present inadequate provision. The new sign posts will
conform to a certain standard to be laid down by the Ministry,
and will indicate the number of the route in addition to the
distance to the nearest village, nearest important town, and
the terminal town on the route.
The question of adequate and standard forms of caution
signs and the provision of signs giving the names of towns
and villages on the main approaches will also be dealt with.