kevofaz25 Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Some interesting facts here.. http://www.warrington.gov.uk/info/200871/winter_weather/719/winter_gritting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 I notice that footpaths get mentioned a couple of times. Has anyone seen ever them salted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 only round the town hall and other places where the local councillors wander about. Can't have them slipping and suing themselves can we. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 I noticed last night that the pavement along the road where a certain former leader of the council lives had been gritted for it's whole length. It's not a major road or a bus route, it doesn't serve either a primary or a secondary school, and it's certainly nowhere near a hospital - but it was the only gritted pavement that we saw on our walk into the centre of Lymm village. Co-incidence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Of course it was coincidence.... What on earth are you suggesting...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 How are your pavements Cleo Re they Lymm one Inky maybe residents just got together and did it themselves ? I've often wondered why, in residential areas, more people don't just do their own bits of public pavements outside their own homes as if everyone did that a whole streets pavements would be covered... simples. In all reality we really can't expect the council to have to go around gritting/salting ever single pavement in the whole of the borough can we? Maybe people should start to take some control themselves and get off their backsides rather than just whinging or relying on the council or others to do things all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Not covered with snow Dizzy but would you believe that most people here prefer to walk on the road rather than on the pavements. Mad, considering the crazy driving. I believe the reason that people do not clear away the snow from the pavement outside their property is because if they did and somebody happened to slip and hurt themselves afterwards then the property owner/occupier would become liable to pay compensation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 That's not true and no they wouldn't be liable Cleo. That is why there are grit bins dotted about in some places purely for residents use too either on roads or pavements etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Unless matters have changed ,as far as i know there is no obligation for councils to grit pavements or roads for that matter. For instance, if a person slips on ice or snow that has not been disturbed there is no liability ,but if say a shopkeeper scraped the snow from in front of his shop he is liable for any injuries to passers by. Councils do seem to rely though on salt being spread far enough from the gritter to cover the pavements as well & to provide a sandblasting service for you car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 The Snow Code...... http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121015000000/www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_191868 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Whilst I clear mine and my neighbours, I was also under the impression some years ago that you could be sued if someone hurt themselves. However, I clear it anyway as my other half is not too good on her feet. My reference to footpaths being salted (on the other thread?), is that the council website is saying one thing that in practise doesn't do what it says on the tin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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