QUOTE (Andy1 @ Jan 8 2010, 10:39 AM)
a milk float being lighter than a Dustbin Lorry.
You are right of course, that's why an out of control milk float is considerably less of a problem than an out of control dustbin lorry.
In the same way, a rubbish collection lorry closes off half the carriageway, bad enough with the ice and snow blocking the roads.
Well done the milkmen but I don't really want to see dustcarts until the roads are a little clearer.
One of the problems in contracting out to private contractors is that in the event of serious natural events such as now, that workforce is not available to WBC to assist with clearance as they used to be.
The council used to carry out works themselves, nowadays they don't even fill in a pothole, that is done by a sub contractor. This means that they do not have access, as they used to, to lorries to supplement ploughs and gritters with bolt on for the season accesories.