TRO HGV Sutton Bank

#48: - Re:  

 The days you deliver to that area use a van, or 7.5 tonne truck...........if it's good enough for Asda, Tesco etc?

work with your customers to see if you can improve distribution alternatives.

if delivering as you say, from Helmsley to Scarborough, start Scarborough and come through Ryedale, to come down Sutton Bank.

The selfish actions of HGV drivers, trying to get up the bank in rain........and Haulier worth his/her salt knows there is a serious risk of not making it. Instead of just thinking about yourselves, think about the innocent members of public you block.......all got jobs to do and collectively, losing more money than you in lost time, missed appointments, taxpayers money in police response, damage to roadside furniture etc...............yet HGV drivers moan because you have to do additional miles on a more suitable route............quite happy to assume your rights over the 50 odd people stuck behind you? Selfish.

You are a business, price the additional cost in, offset against tax, and take the longer route. Kings of the road? Professional drivers?  Hauliers and operators should risk assess the route, and a risk assessment should exist for what to do when stuck. Blindly reversing down a steep hill, making cars taking avoiding action is at least inconsiderate driving/careless driving.

The County Councils response is pitiful. At the very,very least they should provide the grip surface on the road. Second, a turnaround area. I personally would like to see a ban. HGVs are also leaking diesel from the fuel tanks on such steep inclines, which is a huge hazard to motorcyclists and cyclists who regularly use this route.

i wouldn't want to see Sutton Bank over engineered, with longer, wider roads.........Sutton Bank is a place of beauty, nationally recognised and a jewel of North Yorkshire.