Allyc85

The UK is losing out both in sporting and economic terms as a direct result of the law that requires an Act of Parliament to suspend the Road Traffic Act on a stretch of the public highway. Throughout Europe (and also in Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man), ‘closed road’ events bring great benefit to the local communities in terms of tourism, economic prosperity and sporting kudos.

The UK government should provide a mechanism to deliver a Temporary Suspension Order (in association with local authorities) that would enable a limited annual number of ‘closed road’ events to take place in England, Wales and Scotland, with the associated benefits for the regions selected.

The Motor Sports Association is currently undertaking an economic impact assessment to support this proposal. Previous studies undertaken on behalf of the Jim Clark Rally, put the figure for that one event in excess of £3m – this leads the MSA to estimate that closed road rallying for a limited number of approximately 20 events a year, could deliver substantial benefit to local areas, particularly in the low season, of between £20m and £60m a year.

http://www.petition.co.uk/msa

Cheers.

NoRubNoDub

Do it peeps!!!

Darylc.

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signed it.

More people need to do it, it will encourage community pride. Think about it, if a stage runs through or near a town people would want to make their town look great and better than the other towns to attract more visitors to spend money in the town, helping the local economy.

Allyc85

Nice one lads

About time this country sorts this out, we are meant to be the world capital of motorsport!

Oranoco

Judging by half the roads I drive on my way to work I thought they were rally stages already.

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Allyc85

Yea same here bud, could easily make a East Devon Stages rally down ere!

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Allyc85

Good man

smudger068

Signed

phil_focus

signed, love it 8)

callummarshall

http://www.scottishcarties.org.uk/ev...artieChallenge
http://www.scottishcarties.org.uk/ev...SoapboxExtreme
i know for a fact that we get public roads closed for a day or two for these two events and we get event insurence is this any help?

andyt

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done, no cumbria in the drop down list though

xr3irally

signed! ireland have the right idea on this, we have excellent roads over here and some are barely used, i'm sure the gains of this would eclipse the small disadvantages to the odd stubborn local.

Allyc85

Keep em coming lads, would be amazing to see some action like this in England again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weuLk...os=AJoRwcFEsjw

The people that object to stuff like this are complete narrow minded idiots and 99% of the time have just moved to the area. How bad can it be that a road is shut for a few hours out of a whole year?! Yea there will be a bit of noise but not for very long, any shopping can be done in the days before and emergency services will be at the rally anyway so it wont be like they cant get to anyone.

I dont think its getting the roads shut that is the problem, its the fact that its a huge job to get the laws like speed limits suspended for a few hours.

nilrem

correct, as this requires an act of parliment, a lengthy & costly process...

hope this works! its hard enough at the moment informing people that a road rally will be coming past their door. i think they would complain about any cars driving on a road at times!

phil_focus

i can see one good advantage to this.

it might force the government to fix up some of the roads better, lets face it the money made from the events will be more than enough for doing up britains worst roads!!!

just hope they do it round my way

steve st220

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