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BID TO CURB 4X4 USE ON DALES ROUTES
CONSULTATIONS are starting on proposals to restrict the use of 4x4 vehicles and trail bikes on eight "green lanes" in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The proposed ban on recreational use of the roads is the result of a review of the national park's network of 102 routes.
It is being proposed that eight could be made the subject of traffic regulation orders (TROs) which would restrict their use.
The park authority's head of management, Jon Avison, said: "The orders are being proposed for the purposes of preserving and conserving the benefits and the natural beauty of the areas."
He said a first series of consultation with land owners and parish councils had already taken place and a further round begins on Friday.
The routes on which TROs are proposed are: Gorbeck Road and Stockdale Lane between Settle and Malhamdale; Foxup Road between Horton-in-Ribblesdale and Foxup; the Cam High Road between Far Gearstones and Cam Houses and a connecting route to Old Ings; Street Gate near Malham Tarn to Arncliffe Cote; Harber Scar Lane between Horton-in-Ribblesdale and High Green Field; and the High Way between Cotterdale and Hell Gill Bridge.
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