Full marks to the Transport Scotland staff.
They have turned around their Closed Road report quicker than a Russ Swift J-Turn. And there's more
good news, as previously intimated, the report is extremely positive in its
findings.
In total, Transport Scotland received 3,788 completed Questionnaires
which included responses from 52 'organisations' (not necessarily motors sports
organisations!) and just 7 Local Authorities - which was a bit of a surprise
considering many Local Authorities are claiming hardship. Looks like some of
them haven't yet quite grasped there are opportunities to be had with such legislation
in place.
There was also one response from a Community Council (gaun yersels
Muileachs) and a quite massive response from individuals - that's you lot out
there. In total, 3,728 of you sat yourselves down with your phone, tablet or
computer and let your digits do the talking. That alone had a considerable impact
on deliberations.
Of course there were doubters and dissenters, but we live in a democracy
and the majority view should prevail. Principal amongst the dissenting views were
concerns about the environment. Fair point, but every sport produces emissions
either directly or indirectly, so it would be unfair to single out one activity
for more restrictive treatment.
The re-drafted Bill should now be presented to the Scottish Parliament
for approval, but there's no timetable on that process. However, we can be
greatly encouraged by the speed with which Transport Scotland has turned around
this report. Fingers crossed, eh? Again!
The full text of the 24 page 'Motorsports
on Closed Public Roads Public Consultation Analysis Report' is here:
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