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ROAD ACCIDENT MADNESS
A brilliant example of bureaucracy gone mad was reported to us by our South West Regional Rep Mike Baker and can be found in the Cornwall Western Morning News 24th November 2006 about road accidents on the Scilly Isles
“Community leaders have condemned as "farcical" a report identifying a Cornish council as failing to reduce road deaths - despite there being no recorded fatalities in living memory.
The report, compiled by the Audit Commission, shows how councils across the country have fared in meeting a range of targets set by Government departments, including tackling fatal road accidents.
The Isles of Scilly Council was identified within the report as not implementing Government initiatives to reduce road deaths year on year.
However, baffled council leaders have labelled the report as "daft" because there has not been a fatal accident on the isles' roads in living memory. Councillor Dudley Mumford described the report as "ludicrous". He said: "We haven't had any serious accidents here for years, let alone a fatal crash. It is just daft. This is what happens when the Government sets blanket targets."
The main island in the group St. Mary’s, has a surfaced road around the island, mostly single track with passing places, a total length of nine miles.
If the only place in Europe to achieve a zero accident rate still does not meet government criteria, what hope is there for the rest of us?
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