Highways Agency targets ratchet strap debris
Hauliers are being warned to check lorry ratchet straps are securely coupled as part of a crackdown on motorway litter. Highways Agency traffic officers claim that errant straps have become the most common items of debris collected on motorways in the East Midlands, causing traffic incidents and congestion. Paul Williams, a traffic officer based at Felley in Nottinghamshire, says: "Although they might seem harmless, straps have a hook at the end, which can stick into tyres and could caus...
News - Commercial Motor
November 14, 2008
